Temporal changes in rates of stillbirth, neonatal and infant mortality among triplet gestations in the United States

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1506-1511

  Getahun, Darios ^a   Amre, Devendra K ^b,c   Ananth, Cande V ^a   Demissie, Kitaw ^d   Rhoads, George G ^d  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d RUTGERS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Neonatal and infant mortality; Stillbirth; Triplet birth

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; STILLBIRTH; TRIPLETS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751225067     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.043     Document Type: Review

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