Ethnicity and mode of delivery in 'low-risk' first-time mothers, East London, 1988-1997

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-205

  Ibison, Judith M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Low risk' population; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Operative delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

EID: 11844294868     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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