Neonatal intensive care utilisation by infants born to mothers older than 40 years of age: A 10-year review

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1267, 2007, Pages

  Battin, Malcolm R ^a,b   Bevan, Coila ^b   Knight, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MOTHER; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MATERNAL AGE; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38049126055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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