A randomized controlled trial of third-trimester routine ultrasound in a non-selected population

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1353-1360

  Skråstad, Ragnhild B ^a,b   Eik Nes, Sturla H ^a,b   Sviggum, Oddvar ^c   Johansen, Ole J ^b,d   Salvesen, Kjell Å ^a   Romundstad, Pål R ^a   Blaas, Harm Gerd K ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Medi 3 Private Medical Center   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

intrauterine growth restriction; large for gestational age; perinatal outcome; Pregnancy; routine ultrasound; small for gestational age; third trimester

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMNION FLUID; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR INDUCTION; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECONIUM; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION; LARGE-FOR-GESTATIONAL-AGE; PERINATAL OUTCOME; PREGNANCY; ROUTINE ULTRASOUND; SMALL-FOR-GESTATIONAL-AGE; THIRD TRIMESTER;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84889254206     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12249     Document Type: Article

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