Introducing routine external cephalic version for the management of the malpresenting fetus near term

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 454-459

  Devendra, Kanagalingam ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Breech presentation; Caesarean section; Transverse lie

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL CEPHALIC VERSION; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; MALPRESENTATION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MULTIPARA; OBSTETRIC CARE; PARITY; PLACENTA LOCALIZATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVERSE LIE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DELIVERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BREECH PRESENTATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 0037641294     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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