Serial changes in the biophysical profile in patients undergoing cervical ripening with a controlled release PGE2 vaginal pessary

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-11

  Amon, Erol ^a   Fossick, Kathy ^a   Sibai, Baha ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biophysical profile; Cervical ripening; Fetal body movements; Fetal breathing movements; Prostaglandin E2

Indexed keywords

13,14 DIHYDRO 15 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN E2; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS BREATHING; FETUS MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA PESSARY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL RIPENING; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; FETAL MOVEMENT; HUMANS; OXYTOCICS; PESSARIES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032931886     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059909063145     Document Type: Article

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