The reliability of foetal blood sampling as a test of foetal acidosis in labour

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 142-145

  O'Brien, Yvonne M ^a   Murphy, Deirdre J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Consistency; Decision making; Foetal acidosis; Foetal blood sample

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS ACIDOSIS; FETUS BLOOD SAMPLING; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84884211953     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.11.016     Document Type: Article

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