Induction of labor at 38 to 39 weeks of gestation reduces the incidence of shoulder dystocia in gestational diabetic patients class A2

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 293-296

  Lurie, Samuel ^a   Insler, Vaclav ^a   Hagay, Zion J ^a  

^a KAPLAN HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

gestational diabetes mellitus; labor; pregnancy complications; Shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER INJURY;

EID: 0030000949     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994344     Document Type: Article

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