Evidence-based care of women with a multiple pregnancy

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 131-153

  Dodd, Jodie M ^a   Crowther, Caroline A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Best evidence; Meta analysis; Multiple pregnancy; Randomised controlled trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE; CORTICOSTEROID; FIBRONECTIN; FOLIC ACID; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE; OXYTOCIN; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONJOINED TWINS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; DRUG INDICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS OUTCOME; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR PAIN; LASER COAGULATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOCOLYSIS; TRISOMY 21; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

EID: 14744304728     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.11.004     Document Type: Review

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