The physiologic mechanisms of variable decelerations

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 166, Issue 6 PART 1, 1992, Pages 1683-1689

  Ball, Robert H ^a   Parer, Julian T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cord occlusion; Doppler ultrasonography; head compression; Variable decelerations

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; VAGUS NERVE;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ARRHYTHMIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CONSTRICTION; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; FETUS; GASES; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRESSURE; ULTRASONICS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0026777293     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(92)91557-Q     Document Type: Article

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