Abstract
Background: Labour is a physiologic procedure in which the products of conceptions (i.e. the fetus, umbilical cord, membrane, and placenta) are barred out of the uterus. Aim and objectives: The aims of this study were to find out if a parameter resulting from U-S examinations (the occiput-spine angle (OSA)) had a correlation with the course and labour outcome. Subjects and methods: this was a prospective observational study was conducted, consisted of 120 pregnant women attended to Al Azhar university El-Hussine hospital. Results: the mean of Occiput-spine angle in normal vaginal delivery group was 123.49 (± 5.16 SD) with range (116.00-135.00) while the mean of OSA in caesarian section delivery group was 115.55 (± 6.09 SD) with range (105.00-124.00). A highly significant change was found among the study groups regarding Occiput-spine angle. Conclusion: the prenatal sonographic evaluation of the flexion degree of the embryonic head by the OSA in fetus could be used to predict course and outcome of labor.
Article Type
Original Article
Keywords
Occiput-Spine angle; fetal head deflexion; sonographic index
How to Cite This Article
Elnabasy, Mohammed; Zkaria, Abd El-Moneim Mohammed; and saeed, Ahmed
(2022)
"The impact of the fetal occiput-spine angle during the first stage of labor on the progress and outcome of labor,"
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal: Vol. 3:
Iss.
9, Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/aimj.2022.130226.1886
