The New “Obstetrical Dilemma”: Stunting, Obesity and the Risk of Obstructed Labour

Anatomical Record

Volumn 300, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 716-731

  Wells, Jonathan C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

birth weight; cesarean; maternal obesity; obstructed labour; pelvis; vesicovaginal fistula

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CEPHALOPELVIC DISPROPORTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR; LABOR COMPLICATION; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL OBESITY; OBSTRUCTED LABOUR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR; STUNTING; ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BIRTH; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; OBESITY; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; PARTURITION; PELVIC BONES; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85015215901     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.23540     Document Type: Article

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