Obstetric brachial plexus palsy: A prospective study on risk factors related to manual assistance during the second stage of labor

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 198-204

  Mollberg, Margareta ^a   Wennergren, Margareta ^a   Bager, Börje ^b   Ladfors, Lars ^a   Hagberg, Henrik ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Obstetric brachial plexus palsy; Obstetrical maneuvers; Shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HEAD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR STAGE 2; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BIRTH INJURIES; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER;

EID: 33846971654     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340601089792     Document Type: Article

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