Effect of instrument preference for operative deliveries on obstetrical and neonatal outcomes

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-168

  Abenhaim, Haim A ^a   Morin, Lucie ^a   Benjamin, Alice ^a   Kinch, Robert A ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cesarean section rate; Delivery outcomes; Forceps; Obstetrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 34548845063     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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