A randomized clinical trial of the intrapartum assessment of amniotic fluid volume: Amniotic fluid index versus the single deepest pocket technique

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1564-1569

  Moses, Jennifer ^a   Doherty, Dorota A ^a   Magann, Everett F ^a   Chauhan, Suneet P ^a,b   Morrison, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Regional Women's Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Cesarean delivery; Fetal admission test; Fetal distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOINFUSION; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECELERATION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK;

EID: 3442901676     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.03.046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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