Immediate compared with delayed pushing in the second stage of labor: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 660-668

  Tuuli, Methodius G ^a   Frey, Heather A ^a   Odibo, Anthony O ^a   MacOnes, George A ^a   Cahill, Alison G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; DELAYED MATERNAL PUSHING; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE MATERNAL PUSHING; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR STAGE 2; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865654622     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182639fae     Document Type: Review

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