Obstetric outcome in post-term pregnancies: Time for reappraisal in clinical management

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 805-809

  Hovi, Minna ^a   Raatikainen, Kaisa ^a   Heiskanen, Nonna ^a   Heinonen, Seppo ^a,b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b PL 1777   (Finland)

Author keywords

Obstetric outcome; Post term pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS HYPOXIA; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECONIUM; MONITORING; OBESITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; REGISTER; SMOKING; STILLBIRTH; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745588310     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340500442472     Document Type: Article

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