Second stage of labor and epidural use: A larger effect than previously suggested

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 527-535

  Cheng, Yvonne W ^a,b,c   Shaffer, Brian L ^a,b,c   Nicholson, James M ^a,b,c   Caughey, Aaron B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84894418763     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000134     Document Type: Article

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