Assessing fetal health

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 411-424

  Gribbin, Clare ^a   James, David ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid volume; Biophysical profile score; Cardiotocography; Fetal Doppler; Fetal growth; Fetal heart rate; Fetal monitoring; Fetal movements; Fetal risk; Fundal height; Umbilical artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; DELIVERY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; FETUS RISK; FETUS WASTAGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STILLBIRTH; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 3242717053     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.02.004     Document Type: Review

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