A randomised trial of two expectant managements of prelabour rupture of the membranes at 34 to 42 weeks

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 755-762

  Ladfors, Lars ^a   Mattsson, Lars Åke ^a   Eriksson, Margareta ^a   Fall, Ole ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INFECTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADULT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; OXYTOCIN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029744887     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09869.x     Document Type: Article

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