Vaginal breech delivery in very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates: Experience of a single center

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 379-383

  Stohl, Hindi E ^a   Szymanski, Linda M ^a   Althaus, Janyne ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breech presentation; prematurity; vaginal delivery; very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; STEROID; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREECH EXTRACTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRITIS; FETUS; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCISION; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK FACTOR; UTERINE INCISION; VAGINAL BREECH DELIVERY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960284787     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2011.040     Document Type: Article

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