The effect of umbilical venous constriction on placental development, cord length and perinatal outcome

Early Human Development

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-331

  Skulstad, Svein Magne ^a   Rasmussen, Svein ^b   Seglem, Silje ^b   Svanaes, Ragnhild H ^b   Aareskjold, Hanne May ^b   Kiserud, Torvid ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Doppler; Fetus; Gender; Growth; Placenta; Umbilical vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEIN; VENOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 16244394029     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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