High risk pregnancy outcome following induction of labour

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-158

  Rojansky, Nathan ^a   Reubinoff, Benjamin ^a   Tanos, Vasilios ^a   Shushan, Asher ^a   Weinstein, Daniel ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Fetal outcome; High risk pregnancy; Induction of labour; Labour complications

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; AMNIOTOMY; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR COMPLICATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

EID: 0031127832     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02681-4     Document Type: Article

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