Obstetric complications in grand and great grand multiparous women

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1211-1217

  Shechter, Yael ^a   Levy, Amalia ^a   Wiznitzer, Arnon ^a   Zlotnik, Alexander ^a   Sheiner, Eyal ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Grand multiparity; great grand multiparity; labour dystocia; obstetric outcome; perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRESENTATION; MULTIPARA; NEWBORN; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956575832     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767051003615459     Document Type: Article

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