Evidence-based labor and delivery management

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 445-454

  Berghella, Vincenzo ^a   Baxter, Jason K ^a   Chauhan, Suneet P ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

delivery; evidence based; labor

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

AMNIOTOMY; BIRTHING POSITION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; DOULA; EPISIOTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VAGINAL LAVAGE;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 54849430722     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.093     Document Type: Review

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