Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving outcomes

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2015, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Bond, Diana M ^a   Gordon, Adrienne ^b   Hyett, Jon ^b   de Vries, Bradley ^b   Carberry, Angela E ^c   Morris, Jonathan ^d  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; EXPECTANT MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NURSERY; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DELIVERY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NEWBORN; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WATCHFUL WAITING;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 84964695585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009433.pub2     Document Type: Review

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