Prediction of persistent occiput posterior position by sonographic assessment of fetal head attitude at start of second stage of labor: prospective study
R. Ramirez Zegarra,
A. Dall'Asta,
E. Di Pasquo
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesTo evaluate the relationship between the flexion of the fetal head quantified by means of the chin‐to‐chest angle (CCA) in fetuses in OP position at the beginning of the second stage of labor, and persistent OP position at birth.MethodsSingle‐center, prospective, observational study conducted at the University Hospital of Parma, Italy. We included singleton pregnancies at term with fetuses in OP position at the beginning of the second stage of labor. The fetal head position, station by means of angle… Show more
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