Intrapartum ultrasound for fetal head asynclitism: Is it possible to establish a degree of asynclitism to correlate to delivery outcome?

Pınar Birol Murat Yassa Hakan Timur Ozan Dogan Arzu Bilge Tekin Ahmad Haydar Çağrι Gülümser Niyazi Tuğ Antonio Malvasi Andrea Tinelli

Published in: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2023)

Severe asynclitism is associated with increasing operative birth and maternal-fetal complications. Detection of asynclitism degree by IU could be useful, alerting the obstetrics team to possible perinatal problems during delivery.

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