Postterm pregnancy: Practice patterns of contemporary obstetricians and gynecologists

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-20

  Cleary Goldman, Jane ^a   Bettes, Barbara ^b   Robinson, Julian N ^c   Norwitz, Errol ^d   D'Alton, Mary E ^a   Schulkin, Jay ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Postterm; Practice patterns; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

AMNIOTOMY; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR INDUCTION; LAMINARIA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TWINS;

EID: 32244444667     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-918891     Document Type: Article

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