Sonographic evaluation in the second stage of labor to improve the assessment of labor progress and its outcome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-258

  Lami, Yeo ^a   Romero, Roberto ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDITORIAL; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; MALPRESENTATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; PALPATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; PALPATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 61849122974     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6336     Document Type: Editorial

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