Management of post-term pregnancies: The role for AFI, biophysical score and doppler;Place de l'évaluation de la quantité de liquide amniotique, du score biophysique et du doppler dans la surveillance des grossesses prolongées

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 785-795

  Senat M V ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Biophysical profile; Doppler; Post date pregnancy; Prolonged pregnancy; Ultrasound assessment

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PATIENT MONITORING; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD; UTERUS;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 82455164197     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: 17730430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2011.09.020     Document Type: Article

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