Morbid obesity and intra-partum care

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-304

  Ray, A ^a,b   Hildreth, A ^a   Esen, U I ^a  

^a SOUTH TYNESIDE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Teal Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control; Intrapartum care; Morbid obesity; Morbidity; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MORBID OBESITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR ONSET; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBESITY, MORBID; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45749115790     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610802042548     Document Type: Article

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