Maternal obesity and postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal and caesarean delivery among nulliparous women at term: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fyfe, Elaine M ^a   Thompson, John M D ^a   Anderson, Ngaire H ^a   Groom, Katie M ^a   McCowan, Lesley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Nulliparity obesity postpartum haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL OBESITY; NEW ZEALAND; NULLIPARA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TERM BIRTH; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBESITY; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84867513124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-112     Document Type: Article

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