Intrapartum influences on cesarean delivery in multiple gestation

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-245

  Williams, Keith P ^a   Galerneau, France ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple gestations; Operative delivery; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREECH EXTRACTION; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR INDUCTION; MULTIPARA; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; BIRTH ORDER; DELIVERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWINS;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; BIRTH ORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PRESENTATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 0037361988     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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