What (not) to do before delivery? Prevention of fetal meconium release and its consequences

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 611-615

  Hofmeyr, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amnioinfusion; Amniotic fluid; Labour induction; Meconium; Meconium aspiration syndrome; Misoprostol; Post dates pregnancy; Randomized trials

Indexed keywords

AMNIOINFUSION; AMNION FLUID; AMNIOTOMY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DELIVERY; FETUS DISTRESS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; PATIENT CARE; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AMNION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; MECONIUM; MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME; PREGNANCY;

EID: 70350067614     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.09.010     Document Type: Review

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