Obstetrical risks in the older primigravida

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 278-281

  Naqvi, Mehreen Mehdi ^a,b   Naseem, Azra ^a  

^a POF Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Complications; Elderly primigravida; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS OUTCOME; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRESENTATION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRICS; OVARY CYST; PAKISTAN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STILLBIRTH; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 3142727865     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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