Lack of effect of walking on labor and delivery

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 339, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 76-79

  Bloom, Steven L ^a   McIntire, Donald D ^a   Kelly, Mary Ann ^a   Beimer, Heidi L ^a   Burpo, Rebecca H ^a   Garcia, Marcy A ^a   Leveno, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTORPHANOL; OXYTOCIN; PETHIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS OUTCOME; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 0032499903     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199807093390203     Document Type: Article

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