PGE2 induction of labor for consistent decreased perception of fetal movements at term

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-178

  Yogev, Y ^a,b   Ben Haroush, A ^a,b   Horowitz, E R ^a,b   Chen, R ^a,b   Hod, M ^a,b   Kaplan, B ^a,b  

^a WHO Collaborating Center   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Decreased fetal movements; Induction of labor; Prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MOVEMENT; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; NEWBORN DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 0037828292     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00197-8     Document Type: Article

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