Expectant management versus labor induction for suspected fetal macrosomia: A systematic review

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 997-1002

  Sanchez Ramos, Luis ^a   Bernstein, Sara ^a   Kaunitz, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR INDUCTION; MACROSOMIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0036854226     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200211000-00030     Document Type: Review

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