Maternal posture in labour

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 273-277

  Gupta, Janesh K ^a   Nikodem, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILDBIRTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; LABOR; LITHOTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0033835688     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00272-9     Document Type: Article

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