What is the Slowest-Yet-Normal Cervical Dilation Rate Among Nulliparous Women With Spontaneous Labor Onset?

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 361-369

  Neal, Jeremy L ^a   Lowe, Nancy K ^b   Patrick, Thelma E ^a   Cabbage, Lori A ^a   Corwin, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

First; Labor; Labor onset; Labor stage; Obstetric; Parturition; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 1; NEWBORN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REFERENCE VALUE; TRIAL OF LABOR; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

CERVIX UTERI; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REFERENCE VALUES; TRIAL OF LABOR; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 77955147392     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01154.x     Document Type: Review

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