The severity of polyhydramnios, estimated fetal weight and preterm delivery are independent risk factors for the presence of congenital malformations

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-32

  Lazebnik, Noam ^a   Many, Ariel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Congenital malformations; Polyhydramnios; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; PARITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ABNORMALITIES; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; POLYHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0032769722     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000010129     Document Type: Article

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