Predicting the Spontaneous Onset of Labour in Post-Date Pregnancies: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 391-399

  Marquette, Gerald P ^a,b   Hutcheon, Jennifer A ^a,b   Lee, Lily ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Perinatal Services British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Post date pregnancy; Prolonged pregnancy; Spontaneous onset of labour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR ONSET; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ONSET OF LABOR; WEIGHT GAIN; FORECASTING; POST-DATE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ONSET OF LABOUR; TIME;

POST-DATE PREGNANCY; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ONSET OF LABOUR;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LABOR ONSET; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84906965131     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30584-3     Document Type: Article

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