Active management of risk in pregnancy at term in an urban population: An association between a higher induction of labor rate and a lower cesarean delivery rate

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1516-1528

  Nicholson, James M ^a,b,d   Kellar, Lisa C ^a,b   Cronholm, Peter F ^a,b   Macones, George A ^b,c  

^a Dept of Fam Pract and Comm Med ^*

^b Ctr Clin Epidemiol Biostatist

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Active management of risk in pregnancy at term

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MULTIPARA; NEWBORN; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MEDICAL RECORDS; PARITY; PHILADELPHIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 8544283036     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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