Uterine rupture after induction of labour in women with previous caesarean section

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 451-455

  Kayani, Salma Imran ^a   Alfirevic, Zarko ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; LABOR INDUCTION; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSTAGLANDINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE RUPTURE; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 17144430894     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00336.x     Document Type: Review

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