Acceptability of Intrapartum Ultrasound Monitoring - Experience from a Romanian Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the acceptability of intrapartum ultrasound (IPUS) labor monitoring in unselected Romanian women attending a tertiary maternity unit and the patients' experience of the examination (i.e. the perceived difficulty regarding the evaluation protocol).

Methods

The research was a prospective longitudinal observational study on unselected low-risk women that delivered in our unit. IPUS monitoring of active labor was proposed for observational purposes in low-risk population. Transabdominal and transperineal scans were performed hourly in the first stage of labor and at every 15 minutes in the second stage. The second day after birth, consenting women were invited to take part in a questionnaire survey with features regarding the patient's impression about the u

SUBMITTER: Iliescu DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6243519 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature