Early Term Births: Considerations in Management

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-97

  Wetta, Luisa ^a   Tita, Alan T N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Early term birth; Fetal lung maturity; Maternal outcomes; Neonatal outcomes

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; EARLY TERM BIRTH; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; TACHYPNEA; UNITED STATES;

CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857433110     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: 15580474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2011.12.002     Document Type: Review

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