The force required to rupture fetal membranes paradoxically increases with acute in vitro repeated stretching

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165.e1-165.e7

  Pandey, Vishal ^a   Jaremko, Kellie ^a   Moore, Robert M ^a   Mercer, Brian M ^b   Stetzer, Bradley ^b   Kumar, Deepak ^a   Fox, Jennifer M ^a   Mansour, Joseph M ^c   Moore, John J ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnion; choriodecidua; fetal membrane physical properties; rupture of the fetal membranes; stretch induced weakening

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRETCHING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 33846940778     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.10.861     Document Type: Article

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