Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol · Nov 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialInfluence of ultrasound determination of fetal head position on mode of delivery: a pragmatic randomized trial.
To evaluate the influence of ultrasound determination of fetal head position on mode of delivery. ⋯ Correction of fetal occiput position, determined initially by digital vaginal examination, using systematic ultrasound examination did not improve management of labor and increased the rate of operative delivery without decreasing maternal and neonatal morbidity.