Uterine activity and ductus venosus flow velocity patterns during the first stage of labor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-23

  Szunyogh, N ^a   Zubor, P ^a   Dokus, K ^a   Galo, S ^a   Visnovsky, J ^a   Danko, J ^a  

^a University Hospital in Martin   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Ductus venosus; Labor; Uterine contractions; Venous Doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; DUCTUS VENOSUS; DUCTUS VENOSUS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR ONSET; LABOR STAGE 1; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSATILITY INDEX FOR VEIN; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE RATE; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 33748137737     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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