Amniotomy for shortening spontaneous labour

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Smyth, Rebecca M D ^a   Alldred, S K ^b   Markham, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amnion *surgery ; Female; Humans; Labor stage, first *physiology ; Labor, induced *methods ; Pregnancy; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Time factors

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

AMNIOTOMY; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 34250761290     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006167.pub2     Document Type: Review

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