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Perinatal mortality associated with induction of labour versus expectant management in nulliparous w...

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Perinatal mortality associated with induction of labour versus expectant management in nulliparous women aged 35 years or over: An English national cohort study

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Perinatal mortality associated with induction of labour versus expectant management in nulliparous women aged 35 years or over: An English national cohort study

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS medicine, 2017-11, Vol.14 (11), p.e1002425-e1002425

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

A recent randomised controlled trial (RCT) demonstrated that induction of labour at 39 weeks of gestational age has no short-term adverse effect on the mother or infant among nulliparous women aged ≥35 years. However, the trial was underpowered to address the effect of routine induction of labour on the risk of perinatal death. We aimed to determin...

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Perinatal mortality associated with induction of labour versus expectant management in nulliparous women aged 35 years or over: An English national cohort study

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1989018236

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1989018236

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1549-1676,1549-1277

E-ISSN

1549-1676

DOI

10.1371/journal.pmed.1002425

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