Perinatal outcome of fetuses with a birth weight greater than 4500 g: An analysis of 3356 cases

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 160-165

  Raio, Luigi ^a   Ghezzi, Fabio ^b   Di Naro, Edoardo ^c   Buttarelli, Marco ^b   Franchi, Massimo ^b   Dürig, Peter ^a   Brühwiler, Hermann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d Regional Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injuries; Fetal macrosomia; Mode of delivery; Shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; LABOR; MACROSOMIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0038691572     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00045-9     Document Type: Article

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