Fetal injury associated with routine vacuum use during cesarean delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Clark, Steven L ^a   Vines, Victor L ^a   Belfort, Michael A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

cesarean delivery; fetal injury; vacuum extraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; FETUS RISK; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

ADULT; BIRTH INJURIES; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; PREGNANCY; VACUUM EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL;

EID: 41349111847     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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