Twins born over weekends: Are they at risk for elevated infant mortality?

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 286, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1349-1355

  Ibrahimou, Boubakari ^a,b   Salihu, Hamisu M ^b,c   English, Gary ^a   Anozie, Cynthia ^a   Lartey, Grace ^a   Dagne, Getachew ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; Infant mortality; Neonatal mortality; Post neonatal mortality; Twin

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY OF BIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN DEATH; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TWINS; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; CAUCASIAN; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MARRIAGE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TIME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGE FACTORS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877592412     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-012-2463-7     Document Type: Article

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