Effect of age and parity on primary caesarean section rates

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 38-39

  Abu Heija, A ^a,c   Rasheed, R ^b   El Qaraan, O ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Princess Badeea Teaching Hospital   (Jordan)

^c NONE   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Maternal age; Parity; Primary caesarean section

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MULTIPARA; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREECLAMPSIA; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031871859     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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