Maturation of body and breathing movements in 24-33 week-old fetuses threatening to deliver prematurely

Early Human Development

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-38

  Kisilevsky, B S ^a   Hains, S M J ^a   Low, J A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Body movements; Breathing movements; Fetus; Human

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATURATION; PREMATURITY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; APGAR SCORE; FEMALE; FETAL MOVEMENT; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RESPIRATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0032901736     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(99)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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