Oversight of elective early term deliveries: Avoiding unintended consequences

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 387-389

  Clark, Steven L ^a   Meyers, Janet A ^a   Perlin, Jonathan B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

early term delivery; elective delivery; patient safety

Indexed keywords

GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MONITORING; MORBIDITY; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERINATAL PERIOD; POLICY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860283083     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.08.017     Document Type: Review

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