Intrapartum ultrasound for the examination of the fetal head position in normal and obstructed labor

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-63

  Souka, A P ^a,b   Haritos, T ^a   Basayiannis, K ^a   Noikokyri, N ^a   Antsaklis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b First Department of Obstetrics   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fetal head position; Intrapartum ultrasound; Labor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0037278284     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.13.1.59.63     Document Type: Article

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