Abstract
Rates of obstetric intervention in labor, including cesarean delivery, have increased significantly in most developed countries. It is, however, unclear if this has been paralleled by decreased rates of perinatal and neonatal death associated with complications of labor at term.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 660-8 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association |
Volume | 302 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Aug 2009 |
Keywords
- Fetal Hypoxia
- Labor, Obstetric
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant Mortality
- Stillbirth
- Pregnancy
- Scotland
- Apgar Score
- Logistic Models
- Risk Factors
- Incidence
- Cesarean Section
- Female
- Male