Forceps delivery in modern obstetric practice

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7451, 2004, Pages 1302-1305

  Patel, Roshni R ^a   Murphy, Deirdre J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; APGAR SCORE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FETUS DISTRESS; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEMATOMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRELAND; LACERATION; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PERINEUM INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 2542579368     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7451.1302     Document Type: Review

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