Delayed delivery of second twin: A multicentre study of 35 cases

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-20

  Fayad, S ^a   Bongain, A ^a   Holhfeld, P ^b   Janky, E ^c   Durand Reville M ^a   Ejnes, L ^a   Schaaps, J P ^d   Gillet, J Y ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Nephrology   (France)

^d Centre Hospitalier Regional de La Citadelle   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Delayed delivery; Multiple pregnancy; Premature rupture of membranes; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; POSTMATURITY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

EID: 0038685884     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00430-X     Document Type: Article

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