Impact of change in maternal age composition on the incidence of Caesarean section and low birth weight: Analysis of delivery records at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania, 1999-2005

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Muganyizi, Projestine S ^a   Kidanto, Hussein L ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 68349130137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-30     Document Type: Article

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