Pregnancy, delivery and birth outcome in different stages of maternal multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 623-627

  Dahl, J ^a,b   Myhr, K M ^a,b   Daltveit, A K ^a,c   Gilhus, N E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Caesarean section; Multiple sclerosis; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORWAY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORWAY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44449168535     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0757-2     Document Type: Article

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