Misguided guidelines for managing labor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 753.e1-753.e3

  Cohen, Wayne R ^a   Friedman, Emanuel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

labor assessment; labor curve; obstetric guidelines; partogram

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; DECELERATION; HUMAN; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR ONSET; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL OBESITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MISGUIDED GUIDELINE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; LABOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84931560870     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.04.012     Document Type: Article

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