Labor induction versus expectant management for postterm pregnancies: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1312-1318

  Sanchez Ramos, Luis ^a,b   Olivier, Felicia ^a   Delke, Isaac ^a   Kaunitz, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; CALCULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR INDUCTION; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0038208251     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(03)00342-9     Document Type: Review

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