How reliable is the determination of cervical dilation? Comparison of vaginal examination with spatial position-tracking ruler

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 402.e1-402.e4

  Nizard, Jacky ^a   Haberman, Shoshana ^c   Paltieli, Yoav ^d,e   Gonen, Ron ^d   Ohel, Gonen ^d   Nicholson, Diane ^c   Ville, Yves ^b  

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

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^e Trig Medical Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

cervical dilation; labor; LaborPro System; position tracking; vaginal examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; ISRAEL; LABOR STAGE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSOR; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINA;

EID: 62549125431     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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