Umbilical cord prolapse: A clinical study of 60 cases seen at Obafemi Awolowo University teaching hospital, Ile-Ife

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 308-310

  Dare, F O ^a   Owolabi, A T ^a   Fasubaa, O B ^a   Ezechi, O C ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MULTIPARA; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIGERIA; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TISSUE INJURY; UMBILICAL CORD; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; NIGERIA; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROLAPSE; RISK FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0031739176     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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