Preterm and term labour in multiple pregnancies

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 336-341

  Stock, Sarah ^a   Norman, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical cerclage; Multifetal pregnancy; Multiple pregnancy; Preterm birth; Preterm labour; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE; PROGESTERONE; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; LABOR; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PLACENTA; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK FACTOR; TWINS; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; RISK FACTORS; TERM BIRTH; TWINS;

EID: 77957809156     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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