Pregnancy outcomes for nulliparous women of advanced maternal age in South Australia, 1998-2008

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-241

  Ludford, Isobel ^a   Scheil, Wendy ^a,b   Tucker, Graeme ^b   Grivell, Rosalie ^c  

^a Citi Centre Building   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Maternal age; Nulliparity; Obstetrics; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREECH EXTRACTION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NULLIPARA; PERINATAL DEATH; PLACENTA PREVIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85027943260     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2012.01442.x     Document Type: Article

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