Pregnancy outcome of migrant women delivering in a public institution in Northern Italy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-162

  Zanconato, Giovanni ^a,c   Iacovella, Carlotta ^a   Parazzini, Fabio ^b   Bergamini, Valentino ^a   Franchi, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO BORGO ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ethnic disparities; Female migrants; Pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACIDEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINEAL CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; CESAREAN SECTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80255129695     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328318     Document Type: Article

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