A study of progress of labour using intrapartum translabial ultrasound, assessing head station, direction, and angle of descent

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-69

  Tutschek, B ^a,b   Braun, T ^c   Chantraine, F ^d   Henrich, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Orthopedic Surgery   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Angle of descent; angle of progression; head direction; head station; infrapubic line

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR STAGE; MEASUREMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLABIAL ULTRASOUND;

EID: 78650301963     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02775.x     Document Type: Article

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