Ultrasound in labor: Clinical practice guideline and recommendation by the WAPM-World Association of Perinatal Medicine and the PMF-Perinatal Medicine Foundation

Giuseppe Rizzo, Tullio Ghi, Wolfgang Henrich, Boris Tutschek, Rasha Ahmet Mustafa Kamel, Christoph C. Lees, Ilenia Mappa, Mariya Kovalenko, Wailam Lau, Torbjorn Eggebo, Reuven Achiron, Cihat Sen*

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Abstract

This recommendation document follows the mission of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine in collaboration with the Perinatal Medicine Foundation. We aim to bring together groups and individuals throughout the world for standardization to implement the ultrasound evaluation in labor ward and improve the clinical management of labor. Ultrasound in labor can be performed using a transabdominal or a transperineal approach depending upon which parameters are being assessed. During transabdominal imaging, fetal anatomy, presentation, liquor volume, and placental localization can be determined. The transperineal images depict images of the fetal head in which calculations to determine a proposed fetal head station can be made.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Perinatal Medicine
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2022

Keywords

  • Dystocia
  • Induction of labor
  • Obstructed labor
  • Ultrasound in labor

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