The association between obstetrical interventions and late preterm birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 210, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 538.e1-538.e9

  Bassil, Kate L ^a   Yasseen, Abdool S ^f,g   Walker, Mark ^f,g   Sgro, Michael D ^b,c,d   Shah, Prakesh S ^a,d   Smith, Graeme N ^h   Campbell, Douglas M ^b,c   Mamdani, Muhammad ^b,e   Sprague, Ann E ^f   Lee, Shoo K ^a,d   Maguire, Jonathon L ^b,c,d  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f Better Outcomes Registry and Network (BORN) Ontario   (Canada)

^g OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cesarean delivery; late preterm; maternal health; obstetric intervention; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FETUS RISK; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PARITY; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; TERM BIRTH; UTERUS BLEEDING;

CESAREAN DELIVERY; LATE PRETERM; MATERNAL HEALTH; OBSTETRIC INTERVENTION; RISK FACTORS;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; MALE; ONTARIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84901631625     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.02.023     Document Type: Article

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