Determination of fetal head station and position during labor: a new technique that combines ultrasound and a position-tracking system

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 404.e1-404.e5

  Nizard, Jacky ^a   Haberman, Shoshana ^b   Paltieli, Yoav ^c,d   Gonen, Ron ^c   Ohel, Gonen ^c   Le Bourthe, Yannick ^a   Ville, Yves ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d Trig Medical Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

assessment; fetal head position and station; LaborPro system; ultrasound; vaginal examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FETUS; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND; VAGINA;

EID: 62549087797     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.10.051     Document Type: Article

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