Antepartum evaluation of the fetus and fetal well being

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 722-730

  O'Neill, Erica ^a   Thorp, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antenatal testing; Doppler ultrasound; fetal lung maturity; fetal movement counting; fetal well being; nonstress test

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; LUNG SURFACTANT;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FETAL BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; FETUS MOVEMENT; FETUS RISK; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DISTRESS; FETAL MOVEMENT; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; FETUS; HUMANS; LUNG; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84864415049     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: 15325520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e318253b318     Document Type: Article

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