Neonatal aspiration syndrome complicating a water birth

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 631-633

  Sotiridou, E ^a   Mukhopadhyay, S ^a   Clarke, P ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CASE REPORT; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; NEONATAL ASPIRATION SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WATER BIRTH; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; WATER;

EID: 77955548967     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2010.491569     Document Type: Article

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