Study Protocol. IDUS – Instrumental delivery & ultrasound. A multi-centre randomised controlled trial of ultrasound assessment of the fetal head position versus standard care as an approach to prevent morbidity at instrumental delivery

Study Protocol. IDUS – Instrumental delivery & ultrasound. A multi-centre randomised controlled trial of ultrasound assessment of the fetal head position versus standard care as an approach to prevent morbidity at instrumental delivery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Instrumental deliveries are commonly performed in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with rates of 12 – 17% in most centres. Knowing the exact position of the fetal head is a pre-requisite for safe instrumental delivery. Traditionally,...

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Main Authors: Murphy Deirdre J, Burke Gerard, Montgomery Alan A, Ramphul Meenakshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Fetal head position
Second stage of labour
Intrapartum ultrasound
Randomised controlled trial
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/12/95

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