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The Role of the Occiput-Spine Angle in Prolonged Labour and Delivery Outcome

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Intrapartum ultrasound (US) is acknowledged to support clinicians dealing with prolonged labour [1] as well as in the case of malpositions and malpresentations [2], thus representing a valuable support to the conventional digital examination.

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    Andrea Dall’Asta, Alice Ferretti, Monica Minopoli & Tullio Ghi

  2. Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Andrea Dall’Asta

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Dall’Asta, A., Ferretti, A., Minopoli, M., Ghi, T. (2021). The Role of the Occiput-Spine Angle in Prolonged Labour and Delivery Outcome. In: Malvasi, A. (eds) Intrapartum Ultrasonography for Labor Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57595-3_27

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