Unexpected fetal death during pregnancy - A problem of unrecognized fetal disorders during antenatal care?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 110, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Künzel, Wolfgang ^a   Misselwitz, Björn ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institute of Quality Assurance Hesse   (Germany)

Author keywords

Death during pregnancy; Fetal hypoxia; Perinatal mortality; Singleton and twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DELIVERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS MONITORING; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEINURIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 18344405040     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00177-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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