Kjelland's forceps in the new millennium. Maternal and neonatal outcomes of attempted rotational forceps delivery: Original Article

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 510-514

  Al Suhel, Raya ^a   Gill, Simmerjyot ^a   Robson, Stephen ^a,b   Shadbolt, Bruce ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forceps; Kjelland; Retrospective; Rotational delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCEPS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KJELLAND FORCEP; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERSION, FETAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349531296     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01060.x     Document Type: Article

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