Abstract
In a time when decreasing the number of unnecesary surgeries is of great interest, understanding normal labor, dystocic labor, and when to intervine in order to improve the fetal and maternal outcome is of utmost importance. In the following chapter we describe the history of pelvimetry, the previously characterized types of pelvis and their application to childbirth.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Intrapartum Ultrasonography for Labor Management |
Subtitle of host publication | Labor, Delivery and Puerperium |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 85-106 |
Number of pages | 22 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030575953 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030575946 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 4 2021 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology