Exploring the risks associated with induction of labour: A retrospective study using the NIMATS database

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 410-417

  Duff, Carol ^a   Sinclair, Marlene ^b  

^a ROYAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Induction of labour; Maternity System Data Sets; Post term pregnancy; Retrospective analysis; Risk management

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSING; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

APGAR SCORE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; NORTHERN IRELAND; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034132176     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01335.x     Document Type: Article

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