Carol Sakala's letter from North America: An uncontrolled experiment: Elective delivery predominates in the United States

Birth

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 332-335

  Sakala, Carol ^a  

^a Childbirth Connection New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MOTHER; NORTH AMERICA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 33751232657     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2006.00131.x     Document Type: Article

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