Influence of mode of delivery on neonatal mortality in the second twin, at and before term

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1512-1517

  Herbst, A ^a,c   Kallen K ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caesarean; Mode of delivery; Neonatal mortality; Twin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRESENTATION; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PARITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; TERM BIRTH; TREATMENT INDICATION; TWINS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MATERNAL AGE; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SWEDEN; TERM BIRTH; TWINS;

EID: 53849120938     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01899.x     Document Type: Article

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