Evidence-Based Labor and Delivery Management: Can We Safely Reduce the Cesarean Rate?

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 523-533

  Caughey, Aaron B ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean rate; Delivery; Evidence based; Labor; Management; Safety

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CESAREAN SECTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FETUS HEART RATE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEART RATE MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR MANAGEMENT; MALPRESENTATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN; VAGINAL DELIVERY; FEMALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; REPEAT CESAREAN SECTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CESAREAN SECTION; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 85032749279     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: 15580474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2017.08.008     Document Type: Review

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