Cesarean section is not protective against adverse neurological outcome in survivors of preterm delivery due to overt chorioamnionitis

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 323-327

  Grisaru Granovsky, S ^a,b   Schimmel, M S ^a   Granovsky, R ^a   Diamant, Y Z ^a   Samueloff, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Cesarean section; Chorioamnionitis; Low birth weight; Periventricular leukomalacia; Preterm delivery; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0038475945     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.13.5.323.327     Document Type: Article

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