Mathematical relationships between uterine contractions, cervical dilatation, descent and rotation in spontaneous vertex deliveries

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-139

  Sallam, H N ^a   Abdel Dayem, A ^a   Sakr, R A ^a   Sallam, A ^a   Loutfy, I ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cervical dilatation; Internal rotation; Labor monitoring; Normal labor; Uterine contractions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; LABOR; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MONITOR; NOMOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0033012894     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00251-3     Document Type: Article

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