Preinduction cervical assessment

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 564-572

  Baacke, Keri A ^a   Edwards, Rodney K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bishop score; Cervical assessment; Cervical examination; Cervical ultrasound; Fetal fibronectin; Labor induction

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; OXYTOCIN;

ACCURACY; AMNIOTOMY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FETUS WEIGHT; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; NULLIPARA; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33746797332     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200609000-00016     Document Type: Review

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