Trends of preterm birth and low birth weight in Japan: A one hospital-based study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yorifuji, Takashi ^a   Naruse, Hiroo ^b   Kashima, Saori ^c   Murakoshi, Takeshi ^b   Kato, Tsuguhiko ^a   Inoue, Sachiko ^d,e   Doi, Hiroyuki ^d   Kawachi, Ichiro ^e  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Low birth weight; Pregnancy; Preterm birth; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SMOKING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATERNAL SMOKING; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK FACTOR; TREND STUDY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; JAPAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871502297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-162     Document Type: Article

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