Dynamic changes of fetal head descent at term before the onset of labor correlate with labor outcome and can be improved by ultrasound visual feedback.
Aly YoussefMaria Gaia DodaroElisa MontagutiSilvia ConsoliniSilvia CiarlarielloAntonio FarinaFederica BellussiNicola RizzoGianluigi PiluPublished 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)
Wider AoP at rest and under Valsalva is associated with vaginal delivery, the shorter interval to delivery, and shorter labor duration in nulliparous women at term. The accuracy of AoP in the prediction of cesarean delivery is modest and is unlikely to be clinically applicable in isolation for the prediction of the mode of delivery.