Modes of delivery of first and second twins as a function of their presentation. Study of 614 consecutive patients from 1992 to 2000

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 180-185

  Sibony, Olivier ^a   Touitou, Séverine ^a   Luton, Dominique ^a   Oury, Jean François ^a   Blot, Philippe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Delivery; Presentation; Twins

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTUBATION; LABOR MANAGEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; TWINS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 33646767481     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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