Document Type
Original Article
Abstract
Background: The goal of intrapartum ultrasonography, a kind of ultrasound examination conducted during labor, is to examine the spatial connections between the fetal head and the delivery canal, such as the fetal head's position, attitude, and station, by measuring a set of parameters.
Aim and objectives: to determine whether transperineal ultrasonography measurements of the fetal head's position relative to the perineum are predictive of a smooth vaginal birth.
Subjects and methods; This study will be a prospective cohort study that will be conducted on 120 term pregnant females between 37 and 42 weeks at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University Hospitals.
Result: Both FHPD and cervical length were significant in predication of successful induction; however, FHPD has the upper hand with sensitivity of 94.3% and specificity of 89.6%.
Conclusion: A fetal head-to-perineum distance of 5.63 cm has a sensitivity of 94.3% and a specificity of 89.6% for predicting a vaginal birth.
Keywords
Fetal Head–Perineum Distance; Transperineal; Vaginal Delivery; Labor Induction.
How to Cite This Article
Gebreil, Mohammed Mohammed; El-Sadek, Ahmed Mohammed; and Elhasan, Ahmed Talaat Abd El-Ghaney Abo
(2023)
"Assessment of Fetal Head–Perineum Distance via Ultrasound as a Predictor of Successful Vaginal Delivery Preceding Labor Induction,"
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal: Vol. 4:
Iss.
4, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58675/2682-339X.1725
