Interindividual variation in vaginal examination findings during labor.
A series of 99 paired vaginal examinations before or during labor were analysed. For each single comparison two observers recorded his or her findings independently. In about 90% there was either complete agreement or a difference of 1 cm, both for the dilatation of the cervix and the station of the presenting fetal part along the pelvic axis.
D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D014590:Uterine Contraction; D014621:Vagina / Q000502:physiology*