Women's position during labour: Influence on maternal and neonatal outcome

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 115, Issue 19-20, 2003, Pages 720-723

  Bodner Adler, Barbara ^a   Bodner, Klaus ^a   Kimberger, Oliver ^a   Lozanov, Plamen ^a   Husslein, Peter ^a   Mayerhofer, Klaus ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Maternal outcome; Perineal tears and neonatal outcome; Supine position; Upright position

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN;

ANALGESIA; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PARITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERINEUM INJURY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0344013556     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03040889     Document Type: Article

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