A cohort study of maternal and neonatal morbidity in relation to use of sequential instruments at operative vaginal delivery

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-45

  Murphy, Deirdre J ^a   Macleod, Maureen ^b   Bahl, Rachna ^c   Strachan, Bryony ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Operative vaginal delivery; Prospective cohort study; Sequential instruments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER TEAR; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CEPHALHEMATOMA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; FRACTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR STAGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRESENTATION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PH; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

EID: 79955627425     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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