Antepartum pudendal neuropathy and the effect of vaginal delivery in women with type 1 diabetes mellitus in pregnancy

International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 82-86

  Mahony, Rhona ^a   O'Brien, Conor ^a   Kinsley, Brendan ^b   Firth, Richard ^b   Coffey, Mary ^c   O'Connell, Ronan ^b   O'Herlihy, Colm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Insulin dependent diabetes; Pudendal nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MANOMETRY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PUDENDAL NERVE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 34249050463     PISSN: 16067754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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