Clinical and sonographic parameters at 37 weeks' gestation for predicting the risk of primary Cesarean delivery in nulliparous women

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 486-492

  Kim, S N ^a   Park, K H ^a   Jung, H J ^a   Hong, J S ^a   Shin, D M ^a   Kang, W S ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

37 Week scan; Cervical length; Cesarean delivery; Prediction; Risk score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICS; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

ADULT; CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MATERNAL AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 78649580508     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7734     Document Type: Article

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