Fetal cheek-to-cheek diameter in the prediction of mode of delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1205-1211

  Abramowicz, Jacques S ^a,c   Rana, Sarosh ^a   Abramowicz, Shelly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheek to cheek diameter; Dystocia; Fetal weight; Labor; Macrosomia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAREGIVER; CESAREAN SECTION; CHEEK; CHEEK TO CHEEK DIAMETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 16844380581     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.01.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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