Impending macrosomia: Will induction of labour modify the risk of caesarean delivery?

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 402-409

  Cheng, Y W ^a   Sparks, T N ^b   Laros Jr , R K ^a   Nicholson, J M ^c   Caughey, A B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Induction of labour; macrosomia; mode of delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTANT MOTHER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR INDUCTION; MACROSOMIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84857234924     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03248.x     Document Type: Article

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