Women's evaluations of induction of labor versus expectant management for prelabor rupture of the membranes at term

Birth

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 214-220

  Hodnett, Ellen D ^c   Hannah, Mary E ^d   Weston, Julie A ^b   Ohlsson, Arne ^d   Myhr, Terri L ^a   Wang, Elaine E I ^d   Hewson, Sheila A ^b   Willan, Andrew R ^b   Farine, Dan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031296959     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536x.1997.tb00593.x     Document Type: Article

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