Nifedipine as a uterine relaxant for external cephalic version: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 271-276

  Kok, Marjolein ^a   Bais, Joke M ^a   van Lith, Jan M ^a   Papatsonis, Dimitri M ^a   Kleiverda, Gunilla ^a   Hanny, Dahrs ^a   Doornbos, Johannes P ^a   Mol, Ben W ^a   van der Post, Joris A ^a  

^a ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NIFEDIPINE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; UTERUS; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXTERNAL CEPHALIC VERSION; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FLUSHING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HYPOTENSION; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SIDE EFFECT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; UTERUS RELAXATION;

ADULT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIFEDIPINE; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERUS; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 51649098578     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31817f1f2e     Document Type: Article

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