Use of fetal-pelvic index in the prediction of vaginal birth following previous cesarean section

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 104-108

  Wong, Kin Sun ^a   Wong, Alice Y K ^a   Tse, Lowina H Y ^a   Tang, Lawrence C H ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fetal pelvic index; Previous cesarean section; Vaginal birth after setion

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CALCULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS PELVIS INDEX; GESTATION PERIOD; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PELVIMETRY; PELVIS; PREDICTION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0037716724     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1341-8076.2003.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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