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Technology Assessment: Monitoring Fetal Growth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

José Villar  and
José M. Belizán
José Villar
Affiliation:
Department of Maternal and Child HealthThe Johns Hopkins University
José M. Belizán
Affiliation:
Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales
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The field of perinatal medicine has been experiencing dramatic changes recently, mostly due to technological breakthroughs in antepartum and intrapartum care. Concomitantly, a substantial decline in perinatal morbidity and mortality has been observed. Whether these two phenomena are causally related has yet to be demonstrated. In fact, a recent report has suggested that this may not be the case (18).

Type
The Technology of Prenatal Care
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , October 1985 , pp. 833 - 841
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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