Planned early birth versus expectant management for women with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes prior to 37 weeks' gestation for improving pregnancy outcome

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Buchanan, Sarah L ^a   Crowther, Caroline A ^b   Levett, Kate M ^a   Middleton, Philippa ^b   Morris, Jonathan ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 44949153611     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004735.pub2     Document Type: Review

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