Birth under water–to breathe or not to breathe

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 202-208

  Johnson, Paul ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; BIRTH UNDER WATER; BREATHING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK;

DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 0029865177     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09706.x     Document Type: Review

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