Delivery outcome of women with epilepsy: A population-based cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1537-1543

  Borthen, I ^a,b   Eide, M G ^b   Daltveit, A K ^a,c   Gilhus, N E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caesarean delivery; delivery; epilepsy; obstetric outcome; postpartum haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ATONIC COLON; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NORWAY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78349276986     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02694.x     Document Type: Article

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