Increasing rates of preterm twin births coincide with improving twin pair survival

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-303

  Hartley, Rebecca S ^a   Hitti, Jane ^b  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Fetal death; Gestational age; Induced labor; Maternal age; Mechanical ventilation; Neonatal mortality; Nulliparity; Preterm birth; Twins

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PARITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK; TWINS;

EID: 77952127544     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2010.020     Document Type: Article

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