Breech presentation: Evolution of management

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-116

  Ghosh, Manindra K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth; Breech presentation; Delivery; External cephalic version

Indexed keywords

UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

BIRTH INJURY; BREECH EXTRACTION; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PERINATAL DEATH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 13444252633     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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