Cesarean Delivery as a Marker for Obstetric Quality

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 211-216

  Gibson, Kelly ^a   Bailit, Jennifer L ^a,b  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean; obstetrics; quality of care

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER; NULLIPARA; OBSTETRICS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84957365316     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: 15325520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000107     Document Type: Article

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