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Obstetrics and Gynegology2019№3
Ultrasound assessment of fetal head...

Ultrasound assessment of fetal head position during labor and delivery

DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2019.3.5-9

Prikhodko A.M., Romanov A.Yu., Baev O.R.

1 National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow 2 Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology, and Reproductology, Institute for Postgraduate Training of Physicians, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
The paper presents a systems analysis of the data of modern Russian and foreign literature on ultrasound in labor and delivery. It assesses whether ultrasonography can be used during childbirth to diagnose the correct and incorrect positions of the fetal head. The authors describe the technique of ultrasonography and the ultrasound signs of anterior and posterior occipital presentations, the transverse position of the arrow-shaped suture, and extensor and asynclitic insertions of the fetal head. Ultrasound allows a more accurate diagnosis of the type and position of a fetus in labor and delivery. Ultrasound used during labor is an additional tool to diagnose complications associated with the incorrect position of the fetal head and permits the timely and correct determination of delivery tactics.

Keywords

ultrasound in labor
fetus
labor management
posterior occipital presentation
transabdominal ultrasound scanning
transperineal ultrasound scanning
Full text (in Russian)

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Received 18.04.2018

Accepted 20.04.2018

About the Authors

Prikhodko, Andrey M., PhD, physician of the Maternity Department, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Ministry of Health
of Russian Federation. 117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4
Tel.: +74954383047. E-mail: a_prikhodko@oparina4.ru
Romanov, Andrey Yu., clinical resident, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Ministry of Health of Russian Federation.
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. Tel.: +79031589400. E-mail: romanov1553@yandex.ru
Baev, Oleg R., MD, head of Maternity Department, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, professor of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology, and Reproductology of I.N. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of Ministry
of Health of Russian Federation. 117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. Tel.: +74954381188. E-mail: o_baev@oparina4.ru

For citation: Prikhodko A.M., Romanov A.Yu., Baev O.R. Ultrasound assessment of fetal head position during labor and delivery. Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2019; (3): 5-9. (in Russian)
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2019.3.5-9

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