Problems in prevention of preterm birth - Regrettable contradictions

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-225

  Saling, Erich ^a  

^a Institute of Perinatal Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascending infection; Bacterial vaginosis; Cervical length measurement; Prematurity prevention; Self care program; Self testing vaginal pH; Vaginal pH measurement.

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; PROGESTERONE;

AMNION FLUID; AMNIONITIS; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EDITORIAL; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HUMAN; NEONATOLOGY; PERINATAL CARE; PH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SELF EVALUATION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; VAGINITIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREMATURE BIRTH; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 79959933197     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2011.033     Document Type: Editorial

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