Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 276-277 , September 2005

Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Following Combined Vaginal and Cesarean Deliveries in a Triplet Pregnancy at 31 Gestational Weeks

  • Hsing-Yu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Ping Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Nursing, College of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Chih-Ping Chen, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Chao Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 28 November 2004 ,Revised 30 November 2004 ,Accepted 1 December 2004.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60154-6

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60154-6

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 276-277 , September 2005

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