The risk of prelabor and intrapartum cesarean delivery among overweight and obese women: Possible preventive actions

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 241.e1-241.e9

  Hermann, Monika ^a,b   Le Ray, Camille ^a,b   Blondel, Béatrice ^a   Goffinet, François ^a,b   Zeitlin, Jennifer ^a  

^a PARIS DESCARTES UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

cesarean; obesity; uterine scar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; DELIVERY; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FRANCE; HYPERTENSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVERWEIGHT; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRIAL OF LABOR;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CESAREAN SECTION; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LABOR, INDUCED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARITY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TRIAL OF LABOR; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 84921632727     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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