Antepartum ultrasound prediction of failed vacuum-assisted operative delivery: a prospective cohort study.
Giuseppe RizzoCecilia MattioliIlenia MappaViktoriya O BitsadzeJamilya KhizroevaAlexander MakatsaryaFrancesco D'AntonioPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2019)
Antepartum prediction of failed VD is feasible. HC, SPA but not EFW are independently associated and predictive of failed VD. Adding these variables to a multiparametric model including maternal and intrapartum ultrasound parameters improves the diagnostic accuracy for failed VD.