Refusal of emergency caesarean delivery in cases of non-reassuring fetal heart rate is an independent risk factor for perinatal mortality

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-36

  Ribak, Rachel ^a   Harlev, Avi ^a   Ohel, Iris ^a   Sergienko, Ruslan ^a   Wiznitzer, Arnon ^a   Sheiner, Eyal ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adverse neonatal outcome; Non reassuring fetal heart rate; Perinatal mortality; Refusal latency; Refusal of caesarean delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; PARITY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 80051915102     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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