Issues in labor ultrasound

VernacularTitle:产程超声的相关问题探讨
Author: Gaowen CHEN ¹ ; Xiangyuan LI ; Wei CAI ; Xiaoxuan LI ; Jiamao LUO ; Ying MA ; Dongmei HU ; Yifeng WANG ; Shilei PAN
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1. 南方医科大学珠江医院妇产医学中心，广州　510282
Keywords: Labor ultrasound; Occciput-spine angle; Safety of labor
From: Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2021;24(12):949-955
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Identification of the risk factors for conversion to cesarean section during labor can significantly improve the mother and infant outcomes. Though advocated by the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG), intrapartum ultrasound is not widely practiced in managing labor progress. The Obstetrics and Gynecology Center of Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University has carried out intrapartum ultrasound in recent years. We summarize the clinical key point and the significance of measuring the major sonographic parameters during labor and illustrate the role of occiput-spine angle, a new sonographic index, in predicting fetal head descent during the first stage of labor.