Safety of out-of-hospital birth in industrialized nations: A review

Current Problems in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 133-144

  Stotland, Naomi E ^a   Declercq, Eugene R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCREENING;

EID: 0036659686     PISSN: 87560410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mog.2002.124290a     Document Type: Review

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