title: The relationship between head level on admission and mode of delivery in primigravidae.
abstract: Controversy still exists over the significance of the fetal head level in early labor, whether it bears any relationship with mode of delivery. In this prospective study, correlation was made between fetal head level on admission of 98 primigravidae and mode of delivery. Contrary to the findings of recent reports the result of this study seems to show a higher cesarean section rate among patients who presented with high head (> or = 4/5 in early labor).
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saropala
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chaturachinda
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007746:Labor Presentation; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies