The management of breech pregnancies in Australia and New Zealand

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 294-297

  Phipps, Hala ^a   Roberts, Christine L ^b   Nassar, Natasha ^b   Raynes Greenow, Camille H ^b   Peat, Brian ^b,c   Hutton, Eileen K ^d  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes and practices; Breech presentation; External cephalic version; Knowledge; Survey

Indexed keywords

RITODRINE; SALBUTAMOL; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

AUSTRALIA; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 0041761620     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8666.2003.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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