Postmaturity and fetal macrosomia in Jos, Nigeria

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 72-76

  Mutihir, Josiah T ^a   Ujah, I A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fetal complications; Fetal macrosomia; Maternal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEPHALOPELVIC DISPROPORTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MEDICAL RECORD; NIGERIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; POSTMATURITY; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERM BIRTH; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 31344464716     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 15963519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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