Instrumental delivery and ultrasound: a multicentre randomised controlled trial of ultrasound assessment of the fetal head position versus standard care as an approach to prevent morbidity at instrumental delivery

Objectives: To determine whether the use of ultrasound can reduce the incidence of incorrect diagnosis of the fetal head position at instrumental delivery and subsequent morbidity. Design: Two-arm, parallel, randomised trial, conducted from June 2011 to December 2012. Setting: Two maternity ho...

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Main Authors: Ramphul, Meenakshi, Ooi, Poh Vei, Burke, Gerard, Kennelly, Mairead M., Said, Soha A.T., Montgomery, Alan A., Murphy, Deidre J.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2014
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48300/