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
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39645/