Routine Third Trimester Control Ultrasound Examination for Low-Lying or Marginal Placentas Diagnosed at Mid-Pregnancy: Is This Indicated?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 425-428

  Blouin, Daniel ^a   Rioux, Carolane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Placenta previa; Third trimester; Ultrasound examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PLACENTA LOCALIZATION; PLACENTA PREVIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL DELIVERY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84867616479     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35238-0     Document Type: Article

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