Use of the Atad catheter for the induction of labour in women who have had a previous Caesarean section - A case series

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-327

  Miller, Trent David ^a   Davis, Gregory ^b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atad catheter; Caesarean section; Induction of labour; Vaginal birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BALLOON CATHETER; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; FORCEPS; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BALLOON DILATATION; CERVICAL RIPENING; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAL OF LABOR; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 23744489229     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2005.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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