The effect of mode of delivery and gestational age on neonatal outcome of the non-cephalic-presenting second twin

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1356-1361

  Caukwell, Sarah ^a,b,c   Murphy, Deirdre J ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Neonatal outcome; Noncephalic; Second twin; Twins

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRESENTATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0036854132     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.128090     Document Type: Article

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