title: Clinical inquiries. Does routine amniotomy have a role in normal labor?
authors.affiliation: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Stacey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Searson
authors.forename: Jean C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Blackwell
authors.forename: Jon O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Neher
mesh_terms: D000650:Amnion / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007747:Labor Stage, First; D007751:Labor, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors