Obstetric characteristics for a prolonged third stage of labor and risk for postpartum hemorrhage

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-205

  Magann, Everett F ^a   Doherty, Dorota A ^d   Briery, Christian M ^b   Niederhauser, Amy ^a   Chauhan, Suneet P ^c   Morrison, John C ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Older maternal age; Postpartum hemorrhage; Third stage of labor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR STAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OBSTETRICS; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERUS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42449136240     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000112227     Document Type: Article

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