Perinatal outcome following conservative management of mid-trimester pre-labour rupture of the membranes

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-130

  Nourse, C B ^a,b   Steer, P A ^a  

^a MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

conservative management; perinatal outcome; pre term pre labour rupture of the membranes; rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; GENTAMICIN; RITODRINE;

AUSTRALIA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030943577     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1997.tb01014.x     Document Type: Review

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