Amniotomy for shortening spontaneous labour

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Smyth, Rebecca ^a   Alldred, S K ^b   Markham, C ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTOMY; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS LABOR; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 42749108458     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006167     Document Type: Review

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