Trial of vaginal breech delivery: Current role

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 526-536

  Yamamura, Yasuko ^a   Ramin, Kirk D ^a   Ramin, Susan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breech presentation; Cesarean delivery; Perinatal morbidity; Perinatal mortality; Simulation training; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BREECH EXTRACTION; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; FETUS RISK; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYSTERECTOMY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MUELLERIAN DUCT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34249876361     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e31804c9d24     Document Type: Article

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