Maternal position during non-stress test and fetal heart rate patterns

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 335-338

  Cito, Giuseppe ^a   Luisi, Stefano ^a   Mezzesimi, Alessandra ^a   Cavicchioli, Chiara ^a   Calonaci, Giulia ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiotocography; Fetal monitoring; Non stress test; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECELERATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTHER; NONSTRESS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; WALKING;

ADULT; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; FETAL MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 16444365540     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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