The Effect of Family Physician Timing of Maternal Admission on Procedures in Labour and Maternal and Infant Morbidity

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 641-645

  Klein, Michael C ^a   Kelly, Ann ^a   Kaczorowski, Janusz ^b   Grzybowski, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia, epidural; Apgar score; Caesarean section; Episiotomy; Family practi e; Fetal monitoring; Infant, newborn; Labour onset; Labour stage, first; Oxytocin; Physician's practice patterns; Pregnancy outcome; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIVERY; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4644324500     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30611-9     Document Type: Article

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