Cervical dilatation on presentation for preterm labor and subsequent preterm birthd

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  How, Helen Y ^a,c   Khoury, Jane C ^b   Sibai, Baha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Norton Suburban Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical dilatation; Initial presentation; Preterm delivery; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CERVICAL RIPENING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR ONSET; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STEROIDS; TIME FACTORS; TOCOLYSIS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58349097926     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1090586     Document Type: Article

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