American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 3 , Pages 250.e1-250.e8 , March 2010

Neonatal outcome following elective cesarean section beyond 37 weeks of gestation: a 7-year retrospective analysis of a national registry

Presented orally at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Chicago, IL, Feb. 1-6, 2010.

  • Freke A. Wilmink, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Chantal W.P.M. Hukkelhoven, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Netherlands Perinatal Registry, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Simone Lunshof, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
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  • Ben Willem J. Mol, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Joris A.M. van der Post, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Dimitri N.M. Papatsonis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands

Received 22 November 2009 ,Revised 28 December 2009 ,Accepted 19 January 2010.

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 Cite this article as: Wilmink FA, Hukkelhoven CWPM, Lunshof S, et al. Neonatal outcome following elective cesarean section beyond 37 weeks of gestation: a 7-year retrospective analysis of a national registry. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:250.e1-8.

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PII: S0002-9378(10)00082-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.052

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 3 , Pages 250.e1-250.e8 , March 2010

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