Neonatal outcomes following a tight nuchal cord

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 231-234

  Henry, E ^a,b   Andres, R L ^b,c,d   Christensen, R D ^b,d  

^a Institute for Healthcare Delivery Research   (United States)

^b Women and Newborns Clinical Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d McKay Dee Hospital Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practices; Loose; Nuchal cord; Outcome; Retrospective data analysis; Tight

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LOOSE NUCHAL CORD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEONATAL OUTCOME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NO NUCHAL CORD; NUCHAL CORD; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PROGNOSIS; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; TIGHT NUCHAL CORD; TRANSFUSION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUCHAL CORD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84874663453     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.79     Document Type: Article

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