American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 1 , Pages 56.e1-56.e5 , January 2010

Maternal hypotension during elective cesarean section and short-term neonatal outcome

  • Ayala Maayan-Metzger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, The Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Irit Schushan-Eisen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, The Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Liat Todris, RN, MPH

      Affiliations

    • general ICU, Sheba Medical Center Ramat-Gan, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Abba Etchin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Sheba Medical Center Ramat-Gan, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Jacob Kuint, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, The Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Received 29 March 2009 ,Revised 20 May 2009 ,Accepted 6 July 2009.

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 Cite this article as: Maayan-Metzger A, Schushan-Eisen I, Todris L, et al. Maternal hypotension during elective cesarean section and short-term neonatal outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:56.e1-5.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00778-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.07.012

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 1 , Pages 56.e1-56.e5 , January 2010

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