Duration of the second stage of labor in multiparous women: maternal and neonatal outcomes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 585.e1-585.e6

  Cheng, Yvonne W ^a   Hopkins, Linda M ^a   Laros Jr , Russell K ^a   Caughey, Aaron B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

multiparous women; perinatal complications; prolonged; second stage of labor

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; LABOR STAGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 34249741006     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.021     Document Type: Article

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