Modelling maternal obesity : unravelling prolonged and dysfunctional labour

Maternal obesity significantly increases the risk of a prolonged and dysfunctional labour resulting in emergency caesarean delivery. As the mechanism(s) remain to be eludicated, a translatable animal model is warranted. Recently, Elmes et al (2011) illustrated the potential of the high-fat, high-cho...

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Main Author: Muir, Ronan Davidson
Published: University of Nottingham 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.722451