Changes in delivery methods at specialty care hospitals in the United States between 2006 and 2010

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 919-923

  Danilack, V A ^a,b   Botti, J J ^c   Roach, J J ^b   Savitz, D A ^a,d   Muri, J H ^b   Caldwell, D L ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Perinatal Information Center   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cesarean delivery; early term; labor induction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; PERINATAL CARE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888644572     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.90     Document Type: Article

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