The rise in late preterm obstetric intervention: Has it done more good than harm?

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-10

  Kramer, Michael S ^a   Zhang, Xun ^a   Iams, Jay ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; NOTE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; STILLBIRTH;

DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84870941425     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12031     Document Type: Note

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