Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5676307 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2017 | 38 Pages |
Abstract
Five parameters (maternal age, body mass index, height, fetal abdominal circumference, and fetal head circumference) can, in combination, be used to better determine the overall risk of CD in nulliparous women at term. A risk score can be used to inform women of their individualized probability of CD. This risk tool may be useful for reassuring most women regarding their likely success at achieving an uncomplicated vaginal delivery as well as selecting those patients with such a high risk for CD that they should avoid a trial of labor. Such a risk tool has the potential to greatly improve planning hospital service needs and minimizing patient risk.
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Authors
Naomi MRCOG, Gerard MD, Fionnuala MD, Fionnuala MD, John J. MD, Michael MD, Samina MD, John R. MD, Amanda MD, Michael MD, Peter MD, Sean MD, Fiona MSc, Pat PhD, Elizabeth PhD, Fergal D. MD,