Increased neonatal mortality among normal-weight births beyond 41 weeks of gestation in California

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421.e1-421.e7

  Bruckner, Tim A ^a   Cheng, Yvonne W ^a,b   Caughey, Aaron B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

neonatal mortality; placental insufficiency; postterm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52949129825     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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