Risk of cesarean in obese nulliparous women with unfavorable cervix: Elective induction vs expectant management at term

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53.e1-53.e5

  Wolfe, Heather ^a   Timofeev, Julia ^b   Tefera, Eshetu ^c   Desale, Sameer ^c   Driggers, Rita W ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cesarean; nulliparous; obese; unfavorable cervix

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL OBESITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NULLIPARA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN; NULLIPAROUS; OBESE; UNFAVORABLE CERVIX;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TERM BIRTH; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 84903287213     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.01.034     Document Type: Article

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