Prevention, management, and outcomes of macrosomia: A systematic review of literature and meta-analysis

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 702-709

  Rossi, A Cristina ^a   Mullin, Patrick ^b   Prefumo, Federico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BIRTH INJURY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MACROSOMIA; METABOLIC DISORDER; MULTIPARA; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WEIGHT GAIN; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84885392163     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000435370.74455.a8     Document Type: Review

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