Neonatal outcome following elective cesarean section of twin pregnancies beyond 35 weeks of gestation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 480.e1-480.e7

  Wilmink, Freke A ^a   Hukkelhoven, Chantal W P M ^b   Mol, Ben Willem J ^c   Van Der Post, Joris A M ^c   Steegers, Eric A P ^a   Papatsonis, Dimitri N M ^d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Perinatal Registry   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cesarean section; neonatal morbidity; timing; twin

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEPSIS; TACHYPNEA; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 84869496501     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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