Operative deliveries in low-risk pregnancies in The Netherlands: Primary versus secondary care

Birth

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-282

  Maassen, Marloes S ^a   Hendrix, Marijke J C ^a   Van Vugt, Helena C ^a   Veersema, Sebastiaan ^b   Smits, Frans ^a   Nijhuis, Jan G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Low risk pregnancies; Midwifery care; Obstetric care; Operative deliveries; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCEPS DELIVERY; LABOR ONSET; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIDWIFERY; NETHERLANDS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 56549109202     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2008.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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