The role of ultrasound and fetal fibronectin in predicting the length of induced labor when the cervix is unfavorable

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 567-573

  Roman, H ^a,b   Verspyck, E ^b   Vercoustre, L ^a   Degre, S ^a   Col, J Y ^a   Firmin, J M ^a   Caron, P ^a   Marpeau, L ^b  

^a General Hospital   (France)

^b ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cervical ultrasound; Fetal fibronectin; Funneling; Labor induction; Labor length; Latent phase of labor

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CERVIX UTERI; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETUS; FIBRONECTINS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; LABOR, INDUCED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 3042611633     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1076     Document Type: Article

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