Maternal-fetal and neonatal complications of water-birth compared with conventional delivery

Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility

Volumn 16, Issue 70, 2013, Pages 9-15

  Ghasemi, Marzieh ^a   Tara, Fatemeh ^b   Ashraf, Hami ^c  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c RAZAVI HOSPITAL   (Iran)

Author keywords

Complications; Delivery obstetric; Water birth

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY DURATION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MATERNAL FETAL COMPLICATION; MATERNAL INFECTION; NEONATAL COMPLICATION; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; WATER BIRTH;

EID: 84940347230     PISSN: 16802993     EISSN: 20082363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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