Pregnancy after rupture of the pregnant uterus

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 371-374

  Okafor, I I ^a,b   Nwogu Ikojo, E E ^c   Obi, S N ^c  

^a ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Asata Enugu and Hope Hospital and Maternity   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Family counselling; future fertility; outcomes; uterine rupture

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SUTURING METHOD; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; UTERUS RUPTURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; UTERINE RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957837423     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2011.567342     Document Type: Article

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