Shoulder dystocia and brachial plexus injury: A case-control study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-151

  Christoffersson, Magnus ^a   Kannisto, Paivi ^b   Rydhstroem, Hakan ^b   Stale, Håkan ^c   Walles, Bengt ^d  

^a Central Hospital   (Sweden)

^b HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injury; Population; Shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; BIRTH INJURIES; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DYSTOCIA; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER;

EID: 0037300998     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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