A scoring system for detection of macrosomia and prediction of shoulder dystocia: A disappointment

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 699-705

  Chauhan, Suneet P ^a   Lynn, Nancy N ^b   Sanderson, Maureen ^c   Humphries, Joyce ^b   Cole, Jill H ^b   Scardo, James A ^b  

^a AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b Gibbs Cancer Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimated fetal weight; Macrosomia; Shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER;

EID: 33751577543     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050600797483     Document Type: Article

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