The effect of the labour electronic fetal monitoring admission test on operative delivery in low-risk women: A randomised controlled trial

Evidence Based Midwifery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-26

  Mitchell, Katie ^a  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Admission cardiotocography; Cardiotocography; Electronic fetal monitoring; Intermittent auscultation; Labour; Labour admission test; Labour electronic fetal monitoring admission test; Midwifery; Obstetric intervention; Operative delivery; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651097912     PISSN: 14794489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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