Difficulties in establishing routine amniocentesis for preterm labor evaluation

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-314

  McIntosh, Jennifer J ^a   McHugh, Katherine ^a   Haas, David M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; preterm labor; preterm premature rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIONITIS; BIRTH INJURY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; INFECTION; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84856887611     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.573826     Document Type: Review

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