Occurrence and predictors of cesarean delivery for the second twin after vaginal delivery of the first twin

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 413-419

  Wen, Shi Wu ^a   Fung, Karen Fung Kee ^b   Oppenheimer, Lawrence ^b   Demissie, Kitaw ^b   Yang, Qiuying ^b   Walker, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MALE; MALPRESENTATION; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWINS; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMERGENCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; PARITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842563120     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000110248.32558.fb     Document Type: Article

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