Maternal anthropometric risk factors for caesarean delivery before or after onset of labour

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1088-1096

  Sherrard, A ^a,b   Platt, R W ^a,b   Vallerand, D ^c   Usher, R H ^d   Zhang, X ^b   Kramer, M S ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Caesarean delivery; Gestational weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CESAREAN SECTION; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEBEC; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34547842799     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01275.x     Document Type: Article

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