Placental weight and placental weight to birthweight ratio in relation to Apgar score at birth: A population study of 522 360 singleton pregnancies

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1302-1308

  Eskild, Anne ^a   Haavaldsen, Camilla ^a   Vatten, Lars J ^b  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Apgar score; birthweight; gestational age; Placental weight; population study

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; PLACENTA WEIGHT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BIRTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NORWAY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REGISTER; RISK;

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; ORGAN SIZE; PARTURITION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84912018590     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12509     Document Type: Article

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