Obstetric outcomes in nulliparous women aged 35 and over with dichorionic twin pregnancy

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 276, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 573-575

  Suzuki, Shunji ^a  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS KATSUSHIKA MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age 35 or older; Dichorionic twin pregnancy; Obstetric outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 35649022698     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0383-8     Document Type: Article

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