Does induction of labor for constitutionally large-for-gestational-age fetuses identified in utero reduce maternal morbidity?

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Vendittelli, Françoise ^a,b,c   Rivière, Olivier ^a   Neveu, Brigitte ^a,d   Lémery, Didier ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cesarean; Delivery; Episiotomy; Fetal macrosomia; Induced labor; Large for gestational age; Maternal morbidity; Neonatal morbidity; Perineal tears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DELIVERY ROOM; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LABOR INDUCTION; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MULTIPARA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; PUERPERIUM; RESUSCITATION; FETAL MACROSOMIA; FETUS WEIGHT; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LABOR; LACERATIONS; PARITY; PERINEUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LACERATIONS; PARITY; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899911919     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-156     Document Type: Article

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