An obstetrician's lament

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1188-1190

  Fineberg, Annette E ^a  

^a Sutter West Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTHING POSITION; BREECH EXTRACTION; CESAREAN SECTION; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT SAFETY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STILLBIRTH; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 79955538958     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31820c9cab     Document Type: Short Survey

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