Optimizing outcome of twins by routine cesarean section beyond 37 weeks

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-55

  Zipori, Yaniv ^a   Smolkin, Tatiana ^b   Makhoul, Imad R ^b,c   Weissman, Amir ^a   Blazer, Shraga ^b,c   Drugan, Arie ^a,c  

^a Rambam Health Care Campus ^*  (Israel)

^b MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

elective cesarean section; emergency cesarean section; neonatal respiratory morbidity; respiratory distress syndrome; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TWINS;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TWINS;

EID: 78650597378     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1262511     Document Type: Article

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