Delivery of Twins

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-200

  Lee, Young Mi ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrapartum management; Mode of delivery; Multiple gestations; Twins

Indexed keywords

AMNION; BIRTHING POSITION; CEPHALIC CEPHALIC TWIN; CEPHALIC NONCEPHALIC TWIN; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; DELIVERY; DICHORIONIC DIAMNIOTIC TWIN; FETAL WELL BEING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR ONSET; MONOCHORIONIC DIAMNIOTIC TWIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

AMNION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PRESENTATION; NUCHAL CORD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862508736     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: 1558075X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2012.02.004     Document Type: Review

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