Twin delivery

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-56

  Barrett, J F R ^a   Ritchie, W Knox ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidural in twins delivery; The non vertex second twin; Time interval in twin delivery; Twin Caesarean section; Twin gestation; Twin pregnancy; Vaginal delivery in twins

Indexed keywords

BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TWIN PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

EID: 0036484615     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beog.2002.0254     Document Type: Article

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