Comparing mechanical fetal response during descent, crowning, and restitution among deliveries with and without shoulder dystocia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 539.e1-539.e5

  Allen, Robert H ^a   Cha, Stephanie L ^a   Kranker, Lindsay M ^a   Johnson, Tara L ^a   Gurewitsch, Edith D ^a,b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

birth trauma; brachial plexus stretch; injury prevention; laboratory model; routine delivery; shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELIVERY; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; SACRUM; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA;

EID: 34248684221     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.12.034     Document Type: Article

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