Differences between hospitals in cesarean rates for term primigravidas with cephalic presentation

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 816-821

  Fischer, Angela ^a   LaCoursiere, D Yvette ^a   Barnard, Peter ^a   Bloebaum, Lois ^a   Varner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; PERINATAL CARE; POPULATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; LABOR PRESENTATION; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; UTAH;

EID: 15944366558     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000156299.52668.e2     Document Type: Article

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