title: Elective preterm birth.
authors.affiliation: St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, USA. KRSimpson@prodigy.net
authors.forename: Kathleen Rice
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology