Obstetric interventions for babies born before 28 weeks of gestation in Europe: Results of the MOSAIC study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1481-1491

  Kollee L A A ^a   Cuttini, M ^b,p   Delmas, D ^c,p   Papiernik, E ^d,p,p   den Ouden, A L ^e,p   Agostino, R ^f,p   Boerch, K ^g,p   Breart G ^c,p   Chabernaud, J L ^h,p   Draper, E S ⁱ   Gortner, L ^j,p   Kunzel W ^k,p   Maier, R F ^l   Mazela, J ^m,p   Milligan, D ^n,p   Van Reempts, P ^o,p   Weber, T ^g,p   Zeitlin, J ^c,p   Martens, G ^p   Bekaert, A ^p   Peitersen, B ^p   Jarreau, P H ^p   Maier, R ^p   Misselwitz, B ^p   Schmidt, S ^p   Di Lallo, D ^p   Paesano, R ^p   Kollee L ^p,p   Visser, G ^p   Gerrits, J ^p   de Heus, R ^p   Breborowicz, G ^p   Gadzinowski, J ^p   Barros, H ^p   Campos, I ^p   Carrapato, M ^p   Field, D ^p   Konje, J ^p   Fenton, A ^p   Sturgiss, S ^p   Blondel, B ^c   Pilkington, H ^c   Petrou, S ^p   more..

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^f FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^h HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^j SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^m POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

ⁿ ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^o FLANDERS MAKE   (Belgium)

^p INSERM U149 ^*

more..

Author keywords

Europe; Lower limit of viability; Mortality; MOSAIC; Obstetric interventions; Preterm births

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BABY; BIRTH; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LEUKOMALACIA; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PERIVENTRICULAR LEUCOMALACIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 70049092432     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02235.x     Document Type: Article

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