Intrapartum transperineal ultrasound assessment of fetal head progression in active second stage of labor and mode of delivery

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 430-435

  Ghi, T ^a   Youssef, A ^a   Maroni, E ^a   Arcangeli, T ^a   De Musso, F ^a   Bellussi, F ^a   Nanni, M ^a   Giorgetta, F ^a   Morselli Labate, A M ^b   Iammarino, M T ^b   Paccapelo, A ^b   Cariello, L ^a   Rizzo, N ^a   Pilu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

intrapartum; labor; mode of delivery; second stage; three dimensional; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84875443229     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12379     Document Type: Article

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