Intrapartum ultrasound assessment of cervical dilatation and its value in detecting active labor
Journal article
Authors | Whitehead, B. |
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Abstract | Introduction We aimed to examine the agreement between ultrasound and digital vaginal examination in assessing cervical dilatation in an African population and to assess the value of ultrasound in detecting active labor. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted in a teaching hospital in Ghana between April and September of 2016. Anterior–posterior and transverse diameters of cervical dilatation were measured with ultrasound and the mean value was compared with digital vaginal examination in 195 women in labor. Agreement between methods was examined with correlation coefficients and with Bland–Altman plots. Active labor was defined when cervix was dilated ≥ 4 cm with vaginal examinations. ROC curve analysis was conducted on the diagnostic performance of ultrasound in detecting active labor. Results Data were analyzed in 175 out of 195 (90%) cases where ultrasound could clearly visualize the cervix. The remaining 20 cases were all determined by digital vaginal examination as advanced cervical dilatation (≥ 8 cm), advanced head station (≥ + 2), and with ruptured membranes. The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was 0.78 (95% CI 0.72–0.83) and the intra-class correlation coefficient was 0.76 (95% CI 0.69–0.81). Bland–Altman analysis obtained a mean difference of − 0.03 cm (95% CI − 0.18 to 0.12) with zero included in the CI intervals, indicating no significant difference between methods. Limits of agreement were from − 2.01 to 1.95 cm. Ultrasound predicted active labor with 0.87 (95% CI 0.75–0.99) as the area under the ROC curve. Conclusion Ultrasound measurements showed good agreement with digital vaginal examinations in assessing cervical dilatation during labor and ultrasound may be used to detect active labor. |
Introduction We aimed to examine the agreement between ultrasound and digital vaginal examination in assessing cervical dilatation in an African population and to assess the value of ultrasound in detecting active labor. | |
Keywords | Cervical dilatation; Pregnancy; Transperineal ultrasound; Vaginal examination; Ultrasound; Labour |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Journal of Ultrasound |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 18767931 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-018-0309-2 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/622917 |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
hdl:10545/622917 | |
Publication dates | 2018 |
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Deposited | 20 Aug 2018, 15:51 |
Accepted | 22 Jun 2018 |
Rights | Archived with thanks to Journal of Ultrasound |
Contributors | University of Derby, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Trondheim University Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Stavanger University Hospital |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93850/intrapartum-ultrasound-assessment-of-cervical-dilatation-and-its-value-in-detecting-active-labor
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