Journal article
Timing of Delivery in Women With Chronic Hypertension
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether routine induction of labor at 38 or 39 weeks in women with chronic hypertension is associated with the risk of superimposed preeclampsia or cesarean delivery.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective population-based study of women with chronic hypertension who had a singleton hospital birth at 38 0/7 weeks of gestation of gestation in Ontario, Canada, between 2012 and 2016. Women who underwent induction of labor at 38 …
Authors
Ram M; Berger H; Geary M; McDonald SD; Murray-Davis B; Riddell C; Hasan H; Barrett J; Melamed N
Journal
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 132, No. 3, pp. 669–677
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
9 2018
DOI
10.1097/aog.0000000000002800
ISSN
0029-7844