When it Comes to Pregnant Women Sleeping, Is Left Right?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 841-842

  Farine, Dan ^a   Seaward, P Gareth ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA OCCLUSION; DECUBITUS; FAINTNESS; HEAD TILTING; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; SLEEP; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SYNCOPE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SLEEP; SUPINE POSITION; SYNCOPE;

EID: 38449111825     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32633-0     Document Type: Note

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