Comparative analysis of cesarean delivery rates over a 10-year period in a single Institution using 10-class classification

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2717-2720

  Ciriello, Elena ^a   Locatelli, Anna ^a   Incerti, Maddalena ^a   Ghidini, Alessandro ^a   Andreani, Marianna ^a   Plevani, Cristina ^a   Regalia, Anita ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

BMI; Cesarean delivery; Maternal age; Previous cesarean delivery; Robson classification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBSON CLASSIFICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STANDARD OF CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870353012     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.712567     Document Type: Article

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