Number of prenatal visits and pregnancy outcomes in low-risk women

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 178-181

  Carter, E B ^a   Tuuli, M G ^a   Caughey, A B ^b   Odibo, A O ^c   Macones, G A ^a   Cahill, A G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LOW RISK PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; AMBULATORY CARE; APGAR SCORE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERM BIRTH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERM BIRTH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959338935     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2015.183     Document Type: Article

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