Primiparity: A traditional intrapartum obstetric risk reconfirmed

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 508-511

  Malkiel, Avishay ^a   Mor, Pnina ^a   Aloni, Haim ^a   Gdansky, Efraim ^a   Grisaru Granovsky, Sorina ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Intrapartum risk; Low risk pregnancy; Neonatal intensive care unit; Postpartum hemorrhage; Primiparity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR; MULTIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIMIPARA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 52049097856     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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