The impact of hospital obstetric volume on maternal outcomes in term, non-low-birthweight pregnancies

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 380.e1-380.e9

  Snowden, Jonathan M ^a   Cheng, Yvonne W ^c   Emeis, Cathy L ^b   Caughey, Aaron B ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

maternal complication; obstetric volume; quality obstetrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL DISEASE; PERINEUM INJURY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WOUND INFECTION; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALIFORNIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TERM BIRTH;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 84924808842     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.09.026     Document Type: Article

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