Randomised controlled trial of cardiotocography versus Doppler auscultation of fetal heart at admission in labour in low risk obstetric population

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7300, 2001, Pages 1457-1460

  Mires, G ^a   Williams, F ^a   Howie, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FETUS; FETUS HEART; FETUS MONITORING; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACIDOSIS; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; APGAR SCORE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0035897924     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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