Preterm labour and prematurity

Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 309-319

  McParland, Penny ^a,c   Jones, Griff ^b   Taylor, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Winchester District Memorial Hospital   (Canada)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerclage; Fibronectin; Neonatal outcome; Preterm delivery; Steroids; Tocolytics; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATOSIBAN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESTRIOL; FIBRONECTIN; INDOMETACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NIFEDIPINE; PROGESTERONE; RITODRINE; STEROID;

ANALGESIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIURIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREECH EXTRACTION; CERCLAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FETUS MONITORING; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOCOLYSIS; ULTRASOUND; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS MALFORMATION; VAGINITIS;

EID: 8444227372     PISSN: 09575847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.curobgyn.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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