Fetal trauma in term pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 499.e1-499.e7

  Baskett, Thomas F ^a   Allen, Victoria M ^a   O'Connell, Colleen M ^a   Allen, Alexander C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

fetal trauma; method of delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INJURY; LABOR; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERM BIRTH; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 35548934155     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.065     Document Type: Article

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