Twin pregnancies in the Niger Delta of Nigeria: A four-year review

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 245-249

  Ibrahim, Isa ^a   Oyeyemi, Abisoye ^a   Obilahi, Abhulimen ^a  

^a Department of Public Health   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Maternal outcome; Niger delta; Perinatal outcome; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; BREECH PRESENTATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84864112751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S31350     Document Type: Review

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