Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity After Elective Cesarean Delivery Versus Routine Expectant Management: A Decision Analysis

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 288-295

  Signore, Caroline ^a   Hemachandra, Anusha ^a   Klebanoff, Mark ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

cesarean delivery; decision analysis; neonatal mortality; perinatal mortality; trial of labor

Indexed keywords

BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION THEORY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ALGORITHMS; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TRIAL OF LABOR;

EID: 33749143446     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2006.07.010     Document Type: Review

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