Effects of oxytocin-induced uterine hyperstimulation during labor on fetal oxygen status and fetal heart rate patterns

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34.e1-34.e5

  Simpson, Kathleen Rice ^a   James, Dotti C ^b  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic fetal monitoring; fetal oxygen saturation fetal pulse oximetry; fetal safety; labor induction; oxytocin induced uterine hyperstimulation

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 45649084057     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.12.015     Document Type: Article

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