Uterine contractility in women whose fetus is delivered in the occipitoposterior position

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 734-739

  Buhimschi, Catalin S ^a   Buhimschi, Irina A ^a   Malinow, Andrew M ^b   Weiner, Carl P ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal position; Intrauterine pressure; Labor; Occipitoposterior; Valsalva

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRESENTATION; OCCIPITOPOSTERIOR FETAL POSITION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; STANDARD; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0037339791     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.149     Document Type: Article

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