Aggressive perinatal care for high-order multiple gestations: Does good perinatal outcome justify aggressive assisted reproductive techniques?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 253-259

  Angel, Jeffrey L ^a   Kalter, Craig S ^a   Morales, Walter J ^a   Rasmussen, Connie ^a   Caron, Linda ^a  

^a Floiral Perinatal Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive techniques; Fetal reduction; Multiple gestation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TWINS;

EID: 0032819220     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70544-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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