Outcome of external cephalic version after 36 weeks' gestation without tocolysis

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 203-207

  Impey, Lawrence ^a   Lissoni, Donatella ^b  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Breech; External cephalic version; Perinatal mortality; Spontaneous version

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRESENTATION; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAL OF LABOR; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 0032837775     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059909052047     Document Type: Article

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