Caesarean section versus vaginal delivery for preterm birth in singletons

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Alfirevic, Zarko ^a   Milan, Stephen J ^b   Livio, Stefania ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INJURY; BLEEDING; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION; BIRTH INJURIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

BIRTH INJURIES; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84898769384     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000078.pub3     Document Type: Review

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