Operative versus conservative management for 'fetal distress' in labour

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Hofmeyr, G Justus ^a   Kulier, Regina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b WHO Collaborating Centre in Education and Research in Human Reproduction   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

*Cesarean section; Delivery; Female; Fetal distress *therapy ; Humans; Labor; Obstetric; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; LABOR; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 77950133836     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001065     Document Type: Review

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