Postdate pregnancy update.
Trends in the management of the postdate pregnancy are reviewed. An updated approach to management of the postdate pregnancy is presented. A range of research from descriptive studies to prospective, randomized clinical trials for the pregnancy exceeding term is referenced for the clinician who seeks the rationale behind current protocol for management of the pregnancy beyond 42 weeks.
School of Nursing, University of Maine, Orono 04469.
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D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D009721:Nurse Midwives; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011273:Pregnancy, Prolonged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors