Induction of labour

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Ragunath, Mahalakshmi ^a   McEwan, Alec S ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

induction of labour; misoprostol; oxytocin; post term pregnancy; pre induction assessment; prostaglandins; vaginal birth after caesarean section

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG FORMULATION; FETUS MORTALITY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURITY; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 38649083748     PISSN: 17517214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogrm.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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