How reliable is fetal occiput and spine position assessment prior to induction of labor?

What is it about?

Accurate prediction of the outcome of induction of labor may be helpful in counseling a large number of women undergoing the procedure. We show that fetal occiput and spine position assessment before induction of labor is dynamic in a considerable number of women, thus jeopardizing the usefulness of this evaluation, and explaining the conflicting existing results in the literature.

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