Dystocia in nulliparous women

American Family Physician

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1671-1678

  Shields, Sara G ^a,f   Ratcliffe, Stephen D ^b   Fontaine, Patricia ^c   Leeman, Larry ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

AMNIOTOMY; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSTOCIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 1; LABOR STAGE 2; LABOR STAGE 3; LOW DRUG DOSE; NULLIPARA; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; LABOR, INDUCED; PARITY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34250710134     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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