A new method to assess fetal head descent in labor with transperineal ultrasound

• Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 313 - 319
• Main Authors: Barbera, A. F., Pombar, X., Perugino, G., Lezotte, D. C., Hobbins, J. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.03.2009; Wiley
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation; Feasibility Studies; Female; fetal head station; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Head - diagnostic imaging; Head - embryology; Humans; labor; Labor Presentation; Labor Stage, Second - physiology; Medical sciences; Observer Variation; Palpation; Pregnancy; Reproducibility of Results; Time Factors; transperineal ultrasound; Ultrasonography; Young Adult; Sonography; Head; Gynecology; Method; Labor; fetal head station; Obstetrics; Pregnancy; transperineal ultrasound; Echography; Fetus; Delivery; Ultrasound

Objectives To assess the feasibility and reproducibility of measuring fetal head station and descent during labor using transperineal ultrasound (TPU) imaging, to compare the evaluation of fetal station through digital examinations with concurrent TPU assessments, and to assess its utility in distin...