The onset of inter-human contacts: Longitudinal ultrasound observations in early twin pregnancies

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 166-173

  Arabin, B ^a   Bos, R ^a   Rijlaarsdam, R ^a   Mohnhaupt, A ^b   Van Eyck, J ^a  

^a Sophia Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior in utero; Developmental neurology; Inter human contacts; Prenatal activities; Twin pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS MOVEMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; ONSET AGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TWINS; VIDEORECORDING;

AGE OF ONSET; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FETAL MOVEMENT; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0030225638     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.08030166.x     Document Type: Article

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