Predicting operative delivery

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-415

  Dietz, H P ^a   Lanzarone, V ^b   Simpson, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Head engagement; Normal vaginal delivery; Operative delivery; Perineal ultrasound; Prediction; Translabial ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NULLIPARA; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPINE POSITION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CERVIX UTERI; CESAREAN SECTION; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PRESENTATION; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URINARY BLADDER; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 33646710896     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2731     Document Type: Article

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