The influence of level of care on admission to neonatal care for babies of low-risk nullipara

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-26

  Le Ray, C ^a,b   Zeitlin, J ^a   Jarreau, P H ^b   Breart G ^a   Goffinet, F ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Level of care; Low risk nulliparas; Neonatal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BIRTHPLACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DISEASE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZED INFANT; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABOR ONSET; LEVEL OF CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 64549111296     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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