Pelvimetry as an Index of Treatment in Contracted Pelves

Cesarean section indications and anthropometric parameters in Rwandan nulliparae: preliminary results from a longitudinal survey

INTRODUCTION Maternal anthropometric parameters as risk factors for cesarean section have always been a matter of interest and concern for obstetricians. Some of these parameters have been shown to be predictors of dystocia. This study aims at showing the relationship between cesarean section indications and anthropometric parameters sizes in Rwandan nulliparae for the purpose of comparison and...

On the Comparative Advantages of Forceps, of Turning, and of Premature Labour in Contracted Pelves: Illustrated by the Obstetrical Histories of Two Women

A retrospective review of performance and utility of routine clinical pelvimetry.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Some authorities have questioned the utility of performing clinical pelvimetry as part of routine prenatal care. This study determined the frequency with which clinical pelvimetry is still performed at two military hospitals and whether the results of pelvimetry influence the management of labor and delivery. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of prenatal re...

مقایسه ارزش تشخیصی پلویمتری بالینی و اندازه‌گیری خارجی اقطار لگنی زنان نخست‌زا در پیشگویی زایمان سخت

Introduction: Clinical pelvimetry is very uncomfortable for the patient and is associated with subjective error, while external pelvimetry is a simple and acceptable method for patients. The objective of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of clinical and external pelvimetry in prediction of dystocia in nulliparous women. Methods: In this study between December 2008 and January 2...

Letter: Role of pelvimetry in active management of labour.

All cases referred for pelvimetry in 1970-1 and all breech presentations referred for pelvimetry in 1972-4 were reviewed. Indications for pelvimetry fell into four main categories: high head in the antenatal clinic (47-8%); high head in labour (13-9%); breech presentation (20-9%); and previous caesarean section (14-8%). In the first two categories pelvimetry rarely if ever influenced management...