Follow-up national survey (Sweden) of routines for intrapartum fetal surveillance

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 712-714

  Holzmann, Malin ^a   Nordström, Lennart ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Admission test; Cardiotocography; Fetal scalp blood lactate; Fetal scalp blood sampling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY ROOM; FETUS BLOOD SAMPLING; FETUS MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; INTRAPARTUM CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; FETAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALP; SWEDEN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77951812675     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016340903545009     Document Type: Article

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