The role of amniotic fluid in influencing neonatal birth weight

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-29

  Burjonrappa, S C ^a   Crete, E ^b   Bouchard, S ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiac Surgery   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Birth weight; Intestinal atresia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; DUODENUM ATRESIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL TOLERANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT DURATION;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL ATRESIA; INTESTINES; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 76849107883     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.102     Document Type: Article

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