Prolonged second stage of labor is associated with low Apgar score

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1209-1215

  Altman, Maria ^a   Sandström, Anna ^a   Petersson, Gunnar ^a   Frisell, Thomas ^a   Cnattingius, Sven ^a   Stephansson, Olof ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Dystocia; Neonatal outcome; Prolonged labor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CEPHALIC PRESENTATION; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR STAGE 2; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SWEDEN; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; DYSTOCIA; HEALTH SURVEY; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

OXYTOCIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; MATERNAL AGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PARITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951566737     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-015-0043-4     Document Type: Article

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