Macroscopic examination of the placenta immediately following birth

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 393-402

  Baergen, Rebecca N ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NURSING; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA; REVIEW; TWINS; UMBILICAL CORD;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLACENTA; TWINS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0031226526     PISSN: 00912182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-2182(97)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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