The diagnostic accuracy of external pelvimetry and maternal height to predict dystocia in nulliparous women: A study in Cameroon

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 630-635

  Rozenholc, A T ^a,c   Ako, S N ^b   Leke, R J ^b   Boulvain, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Central de Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^c University Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cephalopelvic disproportion; Dystocia; Height; Pelvimetry; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CEPHALOPELVIC DISPROPORTION; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NULLIPARA; PELVIMETRY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; UTERUS FUNDUS HEIGHT;

BODY HEIGHT; CAMEROON; COHORT STUDIES; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PARITY; PELVIMETRY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34247170018     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01294.x     Document Type: Article

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