Ultrasound in labor and delivery

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 61-67

  Molina, Francisca S ^a   Nicolaides, Kypros H ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Induction of labor; Instrumental delivery; Labor; Progress of labor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CERVIX UTERI; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PRESENTATION; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VACUUM EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL;

EID: 77950048095     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000287588     Document Type: Short Survey

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