Transperineal ultrasound imaging in prolonged second stage of labor with occipitoanterior presenting fetuses: How well does the 'angle of progression' predict the mode of delivery?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 326-330

  Kalache, K D ^a   Duckelmann A M ^a   Michaelis, S A M ^a   Lange G Cichon, J ^a   Dudenhausen, J W ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Labor; Operative delivery; Second stage of labor; Transperineal ultrasound; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; MACROSOMIA; OCCIPITOANTERIOR FETUS POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; SKULL; TRANSPERINEAL ECHOGRAPHY; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; EMBRYOLOGY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEAD; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; LABOR PRESENTATION; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 61849089434     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6294     Document Type: Article

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