Can labor with breech presentation be induced?

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 181-186

  Fait, G ^b   Daniel, Y ^b   Lessing, J B ^b   Bar Am, A ^b   Gull, I ^b   Shenhav, M ^b   Kupferminc, Michael J ^a  

^a LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breech presentation; Induction of labor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BREECH EXTRACTION; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH INJURIES; BREECH PRESENTATION; CERVICAL RIPENING; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAL OF LABOR;

EID: 0031693481     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000010029     Document Type: Article

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