Evaluation of the labor curve in nulliparous Japanese women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226.e1-226.e6

  Suzuki, Ritsuko ^a   Horiuchi, Shigeko ^b   Ohtsu, Hiroshi ^c  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese nulliparous; labor curve; labor management; parturition; spontaneous labor

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR STAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 77956342513     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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