Singleton term breech deliveries in nulliparous and multiparous women: A 5-year experience at The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-252

  Diro, Makbib ^a,b   Puangsricharern, Apithan ^a   Royer, Luis ^a   O'Sullivan, Mary Jo ^a   Burkett, Gene ^a  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth injury; Breech delivery; Cesarean delivery; Management of term breeches; Perinatal mortality and morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREECH EXTRACTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0032840803     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70543-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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