N M W Lee, S L Lau, Y K Yeung, C P H Chiu, F Liu, Y Y Lau, A M Fidalgo, M J Cuerva, A Aquise, L Nguyen-Hoang, M M Gil, L C Poon
OBJECTIVES: Well-established clinical practice to assess progress in labor involves routine abdominal palpation and vaginal examination (VE). However, VE is subjective, poorly reproducible and painful for women. In this study, our aim is to evaluate the feasibility of systematically integrating transabdominal and transperineal ultrasound assessment of fetal position, psAOP, HPD and SCD to monitor labor progress in women undergoing induction of labor (IOL). We also aim at determining if ultrasound can reduce women's pain during examinations...
March 8, 2024: Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology