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THE EFFECT OF INTRAVENOUS RITODRINE ON THE ACID‐BASE STATUS OF THE FETUS DURING THE SECOND STAGE OF LABOUR
Author(s) -
Humphrey Michael,
Chang Allan,
Gilbert Marie,
Wood Carl
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00626.x
Subject(s) - ritodrine , fetus , stage (stratigraphy) , base (topology) , obstetrics , pregnancy , medicine , mathematics , biology , paleontology , mathematical analysis , genetics , gestation
Summary A progressive fetal respiratory acidosis occurs in the second stage of labour. A double‐blind controlled trial showed that the intravenous infusion of Ritodrine abolished this.