Elective birth at 37 weeks of gestation versus standard care for women with an uncomplicated twin pregnancy at term: The Twins Timing of Birth Randomised Trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 964-974

  Dodd, J M ^a   Crowther, C A ^a   Haslam, R R ^b   Robinson, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infant morbidity; low birthweight; randomised trial; timing of birth; twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY; ELECTIVE BIRTH; GESTATION PERIOD; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 84862515784     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03356.x     Document Type: Article

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