Preinduction sonographic measurement of cervical length in the prediction of successful induction of labor

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 623-628

  Pandis, G K ^a   Papageorghiou, A T ^a   Ramanathan, V G ^a   Thompson, M O ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bishop score; Cervical length; Induction of labor; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CERVIX UTERI; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0035688580     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0960-7692.2001.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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