Rising rates of caesarean deliveries at full cervical dilatation: A concerning trend

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-144

  Unterscheider, J ^a,b   McMenamin, M ^a   Cullinane, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Caesarean delivery; Caesarean section; Full dilatation; Second stage of labour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; IRELAND; LABOR STAGE 2; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NULLIPARA; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

EID: 79960698416     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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