Abstract
The increase in maternal age at first birth and the weight among young women present obstacles to the reduction of cesarean rates in developed countries.
Keywords
MedicineOverweightBody mass indexObstetricsOdds ratioCesarean deliveryLogistic regressionPopulationPregnancyMass indexOddsGynecologyInternal medicine
MeSH Terms
AdultBody HeightBody WeightCesarean SectionFemaleHumansMaternal AgeOdds Ratio
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- 92
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 501-506
- Citations
- 106
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Ragnhild Cnattingius
(1998).
Obstacles to reducing cesarean rates in a low-cesarean setting: the effect of maternal age, height, and weight.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
, 92
(4)
, 501-506.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0029-7844(98)00244-0
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/s0029-7844(98)00244-0
- PMID
- 9764619