Fetal head circumference and subpubic angle are independent risk factors for unplanned cesarean and operative delivery.

Giuseppe RizzoElisa AielloCostanza BosiFrancesco D'AntonioDomenico Arduini

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2017)

Ultrasound assessment of fetal HC and maternal SPA after 36 weeks of gestation can identify a subset of women at higher risk of UOD during labor, for whom early planned delivery might be beneficial.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
body mass index
gestational age
magnetic resonance imaging
preterm infants
high resolution
body weight
skeletal muscle
optical coherence tomography
weight gain
clinical evaluation