Fetal gender and pregnancy outcomes in Libya: A retrospective study

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-4

  Khalil, Mounir M ^a   Alzahra, Esgair ^a  

^a Al Jalaa Maternity Hospital   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Cesarean rates; Fetal gender; Fetal sex; Pregnancy outcomes; Pregnancy risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL GENDER; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPARA; NEWBORN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIPARA; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84872844841     PISSN: 19932820     EISSN: 18196357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v8i0.20008     Document Type: Article

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