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Article: Maternal rehospitalization after singleton term vaginal delivery
- Article from:
- Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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CopyrightCopyright CRC Press Nov 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Objective: To determine risk factors for maternal rehospitalization after term vaginal delivery.
Study design: The study group consisted of all women who were rehospitalized following singleton vaginal deliveries during 1996-1998 (n = 194). The control group consisted of 427 women who were not rehospitalized during the same period.
Results: The incidence of rehospitalization was 0.75% (194/25 885). Maternal chronic diseases, preterm contractions and pre-eclampsia rates were significantly higher among the study group as compared to the controls (25.3% vs. 8.4%, p < 0.001; 6.7% vs. 2.8%, p = 0.022; 9.3% vs. 4.9%, p = 0.037, respectively). Duration of labor was significantly longer in the ...