Active second-stage management in twin pregnancies undergoing planned vaginal delivery in a U.S. population

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 115, Issue 2 PART 1, 2010, Pages 229-233

  Fox, Nathan S ^a   Silverstein, Michael ^a   Bender, Samuel ^a   Klauser, Chad K ^a   Saltzman, Daniel H ^a   Rebarber, Andrei ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY; APGAR SCORE; DELIVERY; LABOR STAGE 2; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PRESENTATION; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; PREGNANCY; TWINS; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 76549094508     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181c8b462     Document Type: Article

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