Overestimation of fetal weight by ultrasound: does it influence the likelihood of cesarean delivery for labor arrest?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 340.e1-340.e3

  Blackwell, Sean C ^a   Refuerzo, Jerrie ^a   Chadha, Rati ^b   Carreno, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

estimated fetal weight; labor induction; nulliparity; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR INHIBITION; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTHER; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

EID: 60849132178     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.12.043     Document Type: Article

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