Membrane sweeping for induction of labour

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2020, Issue 2, 2020, Pages

  Finucane, Elaine M ^a   Murphy, Deirdre J ^b   Biesty, Linda M ^c   Gyte, Gillian ML ^d   Cotter, Amanda M ^e   Ryan, Ethel M ^f   Boulvain, Michel ^g   Devane, Declan ^c  

^a University of Limerick   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^f Saolta Women's and Children's Directorate   (Ireland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL DEATH; MEMBRANE SWEEPING; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; AMNION; FEMALE; MECHANICS; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TERM BIRTH;

AMNION; CERVICAL RIPENING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 85080056898     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000451.pub3     Document Type: Review

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