Transabdominal ultrasound assessment of the fetal head and the accuracy of vacuum cup application

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-123

  Wong, G Y ^a   Mok, Y M ^a   Wong, S F ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fetal head position; Instrumental delivery; Ultrasound; Vacuum extraction

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANTERIOR FONTANEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR STAGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

EID: 34447280578     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.05.021     Document Type: Article

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