Birth outcomes associated with interventions in labour amongst low risk women: A population-based study

Women and Birth

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 41-48

  Tracy, Sally K ^a   Sullivan, Elizabeth ^a   Wang, Yueping Alex ^a   Black, Deborah ^b   Tracy, Mark ^c,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidurals; Instrumental birth; Labour interventions; Population based study; Unassisted vaginal birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, INDUCED; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34249750467     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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