Average spontaneous labor duration among Chinese primigravidas;DUREE MOYENNE DU TRAVAIL SPONTANE CHEZ LES PRIMIPARES CHINOISES

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 704-710

  Sills, E S ^a   Baum, J D ^b   Ling, X ^c   Harper, M M ^d   Levy, D P ^e   Lockwood, C J ^f  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^d ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^f NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese primigravidas; Duration of labor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVERAGE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHINESE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; ASIAN; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL AGE; MIGRATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHINA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MATERNAL AGE; NEW YORK CITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031300698     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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