Effects of a policy of elective cesarean delivery in cases of suspected fetal macrosomia on the incidence of brachial plexus injury and the rate of cesarean delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1296-1300

  Gonen, Ron ^a,b   Bader, David ^a,b   Ajami, Maha ^a,b  

^a Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Neonatology   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injury; Erb palsy; Macrosomia

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033672353     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.107382     Document Type: Conference Paper

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