Effect of gravity on volume of placental transfusion: A multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial

The Lancet

Volumn 384, Issue 9939, 2014, Pages 235-240

  Vain, Nestor E ^a,b,c   Satragno, Daniela S ^b   Gorenstein, Adriana N ^b,c   Gordillo, Juan E ^d   Berazategui, Juan P ^b   Guadalupe Alda, M ^c   Prudent, Luis M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Trinidad Palermo Private Hospital ^*  (Argentina)

^c Cardiology Section   (Argentina)

^d Institute of Maternity Our Lady of Mercy   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POSITION EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UMBILICAL CORD; VAGINA; ABDOMEN; ADULT; BABY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PILOT STUDY; PLACENTAL TRANSFUSION; PREGNANCY; THORAX; UMBILICAL CORD CLAMPING; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; CONSTRICTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904511288     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60197-5     Document Type: Article

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