Cesarean section rate: Much room for reduction

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 146-148

  Dabbas, M ^a,b   Al Sumadi, A ^a  

^a KING HUSSEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Jordan)

^b Irbid Aidun   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Dystocia; Fetal distress; Labour abnormalities; Maternal age; Parity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

AGE FACTORS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34948822723     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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