Fetal injury associated with cesarean delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 885-890

  Alexander, James M ^a   Leveno, Kenneth J ^b   Hauth, John ^b   Landon, Mark B ^b   Thom, Elizabeth ^b   Spong, Catherine Y ^b   Varner, Michael W ^b   Moawad, Atef H ^b   Caritis, Steve N ^b   Harper, Margaret ^b   Wapner, Ronald J ^b   Sorokin, Yoram ^b   Miodovnik, Menachem ^b   O'Sullivan, Mary J ^b   Sibai, Baha M ^b   Langer, Oded ^b   Gabbe, Steven G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS INJURY; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INJURY; SKULL FRACTURE; UTERUS SURGERY; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

ADULT; BIRTH INJURIES; CESAREAN SECTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33749326311     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000237116.72011.f3     Document Type: Article

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