Route of delivery and neonatal birth trauma

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 361.e1-361.e6

  Moczygemba, Charmaine K ^a   Paramsothy, Pangaja ^d   Meikle, Susan ^e   Kourtis, Athena P ^b   Barfield, Wanda D ^b   Kuklina, Elena ^c   Posner, Samuel F ^b   Whiteman, Maura K ^b   Jamieson, Denise J ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Contraceptive Research And Development Program ^*  (United States)

^e EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

neonatal birth trauma; patient safety; route of delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 77949914577     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.11.041     Document Type: Article

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