Planned caesarean section decreases the risk of adverse perinatal outcome due to both labour and delivery complications in the Term Breech Trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1065-1074

  Su, Min ^a   Hannah, Walter J ^b   Willan, Andrew ^b   Ross, Susan ^b   Hannah, Mary E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4844228797     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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