Disparities in cesarean delivery rates and associated adverse neonatal outcomes in New York city hospitals

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1239-1247

  Lipkind, Heather S ^a   Duzyj, Christina ^b   Rosenberg, Terry J ^b   Funai, Edmund F ^b   Chavkin, Wendy ^b   Chiasson, Mary Ann ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ADOLESCENT; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; NEW YORK CITY; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 67649405021     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181a4c3e5     Document Type: Article

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