The relative risk of 'fetal distress' in pregnancy associated with meconium-stained liquor at different gestation

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 594-599

  Wong, Shell Fean ^a   Chow, K M ^a   Ho, L C ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS RISK; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR; LIQUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MECONIUM; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036862470     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144361021000020333     Document Type: Article

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