A retrospective study of unplanned out-of-hospital deliveries

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 269, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-88

  Sheiner, Eyal ^a   Hershkovitz, Reli ^a   Shoham Vardi, Ilana ^a   Erez, Offer ^a   Hadar, Amnon ^a   Mazor, Moshe ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Large for gestational age; Perinatal mortality; Unattended delivery; Unplanned out of hospital delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SERVICE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICAL RECORDS; PARKING FACILITIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0742288685     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-002-0426-0     Document Type: Article

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