International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 33-39 , January 2004

Maternal self-administered fetal heart rate monitoring and transmission from home in high-risk pregnancies

  • R. Kerner

      Affiliations

    • Perinatal Division and WHO Collaborating Center for Perinatal Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Y. Yogev

      Affiliations

    • Perinatal Division and WHO Collaborating Center for Perinatal Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • A. Belkin

      Affiliations

    • Perinatal Division and WHO Collaborating Center for Perinatal Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • A. Ben-Haroush

      Affiliations

    • Perinatal Division and WHO Collaborating Center for Perinatal Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • B. Zeevi

      Affiliations

    • Perinatal Division and WHO Collaborating Center for Perinatal Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • M. Hod

      Affiliations

    • Perinatal Division and WHO Collaborating Center for Perinatal Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +972-3-937-7400; fax: +972-3-641-7324

Received 30 April 2003 ,Revised 14 July 2003 ,Accepted 16 July 2003.

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PII: S0020-7292(03)00331-X

doi: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00331-X

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 33-39 , January 2004

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