Predicting the outcome of labour.
A retrospective study of 50 primigravid patients delivered at Somerset Hospital, Cape Town, is reported. It was found that as the birth weight increases a larger brim area is necessary for successful vaginal delivery. The implications of this in terms of prediction of outcome of labour are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies