Epidural analgesia and operative delivery: A ten-year population-based cohort study in the Netherlands

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 183, Issue , 2014, Pages 125-131

  Wassen, Martine M Lh ^a   Hukkelhoven, Chantal W Pm ^b   Scheepers, Hubertina C J ^a   Smits, Luc J M ^c   Nijhuis, Jan G ^a   Roumen, Frans J M E ^d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b The Netherlands Perinatal Registry   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Epidural analgesia; Instrumental vaginal delivery; Operative delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FORCEPS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INSTRUMENTAL VAGINAL DELIVERY; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; NETHERLANDS; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNPLANNED CESAREAN SECTION; VACUUM; VAGINAL DELIVERY; EVALUATION STUDY; FORCEPS DELIVERY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84920659779     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.10.023     Document Type: Article

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