Maternal and newborn outcomes in planned home birth vs planned hospital births: A metaanalysis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 204, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Kirby, Russell S ^a   Frost, Jordana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BIRTHPLACE; CESAREAN SECTION; HOME DELIVERY; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LETTER; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN DEATH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79953280687     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.01.031     Document Type: Letter

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