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

• Hauptverfasser: Murphy Deirdre J (Verfasst von), Burke Gerard (Verfasst von), Montgomery Alan A (Verfasst von), Ramphul Meenakshi (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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<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,...