The use of intrapartum electronic fetal heart rate monitoring: A national survey

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Devane, Declan ^a   Bonnar, John ^b   Lalor, Joan ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Charlemont Clinic   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS BLOOD SAMPLING; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; IRELAND; LABOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; ADULT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FETUS DISTRESS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; IRELAND; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34147147633     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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