Endocrine and metabolic adaptation following caesarean section or vaginal delivery

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 74, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Bird, Jane A ^a   Spencer, John A D ^b   Mould, Tim ^b   Symonds, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Labour; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; PREGNANCY; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0029869142     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.74.2.f132     Document Type: Article

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