Establishing the accuracy and acceptability of abdominal ultrasound to define the foetal head position in the second stage of labour: A validation study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-39

  Ramphul, Meenakshi ^a   Kennelly, Mairead ^a   Murphy, Deirdre J ^a  

^a Tallaght and Coombe Women's and Infant's University Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Foetal head position; Intrapartum ultrasound; Second stage of labour; Validation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDITY;

EID: 84865684526     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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