Predicting adverse obstetric outcome after early pregnancy events and complications: A review

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-421

  Van Oppenraaij, R H F ^a   Jauniaux, E ^b   Christiansen, O B ^c   Horcajadas, J A ^d   Farquharson, R G ^e   Exalto, N ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse obstetric outcome; First trimester complication; Miscarriage; Recurrent miscarriage; Threatened miscarriage

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOREIGN BODY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; IMMINENT ABORTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TWIN PREGNANCY; VERY PRETEM DELIVERY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 66749087551     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmp009     Document Type: Review

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