Labor induction process improvement: A patient quality-of-care initiative

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 797-803

  Fisch, John M ^a,b   English, Dennis ^b   Pedaline, Susan ^b   Brooks, Kerri ^b   Simhan, Hyagriv N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b One Monroeville Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OBSTETRICS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PARITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649108104     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31819c9e3d     Document Type: Article

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