The effect of obstetric practice change to reduce early term delivery on perinatal outcome

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 176-180

  Little, S E ^a   Robinson, J N ^a   Puopolo, K M ^a   Mukhopadhyay, S ^a   Wilkins Haug, L E ^a   Acker, D A ^a   Zera, C A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

39 weeks; early term; elective delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACULTY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PERINATAL CARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STILLBIRTH; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TREND STUDY;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STILLBIRTH; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 84896703470     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.166     Document Type: Article

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