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The use of balloons for uterine cervical ripening is associated with an increased risk of umbilical cord prolapse: population based questionnaire survey in Japan

BACKGROUND: To clarify whether the use of balloons for cervical ripening is associated with the incidence of umbilical cord prolapse. METHODS: A postal questionnaire survey was distributed in Japan. Cases of umbilical cord prolapse occurring during labor in association with the use of balloons for c...

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Autores principales: Hasegawa, Junichi, Sekizawa, Akihiko, Ikeda, Tomoaki, Koresawa, Mitsuhiko, Ishiwata, Isamu, Kawabata, Masakiyo, Kinoshita, Katsuyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25927949
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0432-4