Maternal and neonatal outcomes of macrosomic pregnancies

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Weissmann Brenner, Alina ^a   Simchen, Michal J ^a   Zilberberg, Eran ^a   Kalter, Anat ^a   Weisz, Boaz ^a   Achiron, Reuven ^a   Dulitzky, Mordechai ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Macrosomia; Neonatal hypoglycemia; Perineal tear; Post partum hemorrhage; Shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

ADEQUATE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE PREGNANCY; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LACERATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN HYPOGLYCEMIA; PERINEAL LACERATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84866124337     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883340     Document Type: Article

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