Neonatal outcome following elective cesarean section beyond 37 weeks of gestation: a 7-year retrospective analysis of a national registry

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250.e1-250.e8

  Wilmink, Freke A ^a   Hukkelhoven, Chantal W P M ^c   Lunshof, Simone ^b   Mol, Ben Willem J ^d   van der Post, Joris A M ^d   Papatsonis, Dimitri N M ^b  

^a SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c The Netherlands Perinatal Registry   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cesarean section; elective; neonatal morbidity; neonatal outcome; timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77649113606     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.052     Document Type: Article

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