Pregnancy outcome among grand multiparous women at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital: A case control study

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 404-408

  Geidam, A D ^a   Audu, B M ^a   Oummate, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Grand multiparas; multiparas; pregnancy outcome; UMTH

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAND MULTIPARITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALPRESENTATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIPARA; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STILLBIRTH; UTERUS RUPTURE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957839302     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2011.561383     Document Type: Article

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