Suspicion and treatment of the macrosomic fetus: A review

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 332-346

  Chauhan, Suneet P ^a,e   Grobman, William A ^b   Gherman, Robert A ^c   Chauhan, Vidya B ^a   Chang, Gene ^d   Magann, Everett F ^a   Hendrix, Nancy W ^a  

^a Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Diabetes mellitus; Estimate birth weight; Induction; Macrosomia

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BAYES THEOREM; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; BIRTH INJURIES; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23844554436     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.12.020     Document Type: Review

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