Occurrence and clinical predictors of operative delivery for the vertex second twin after normal vaginal delivery of the first twin

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 178-184

  Yang, Qiuying ^a,b,c   Wen, Shi Wu ^a,b,d   Chen, Yue ^c   Krewski, Daniel ^c   Fung, Karen Fung Kee ^a   Walker, Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Clinical management; Forceps; Labor complication; Twin pregnancy; Vacuum extraction; Vaginal operative delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TWINS; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PRESENTATION; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12844250856     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.06.084     Document Type: Article

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