Cord insertion into the lower third of the uterus in the first trimester is associated with placental and umbilical cord abnormalities

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-186

  Hasegawa, J ^a   Matsuoka, R ^a   Ichizuka, K ^a   Otsuki, K ^a   Sekizawa, A ^a   Farina, A ^a   Okai, T ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antenatal diagnosis; Cesarean section; Placenta migration; Placenta previa; Screening; Umbilical cord; Vasa previa; Velamentous cord insertion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN DISEASE; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UMBILICAL MALFORMATION; UTERUS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 33747625204     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2839     Document Type: Article

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