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This paper is a comprehensive review on using ultrasound to examine pregnant women in labour, regarding whether ultrasound could replace the use of fingers in assessing some key indicators of a normal labour likely to result in a successful vaginal delivery.

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In this paper, you find new knowledge you will not find in all previous studies on the subject, such as the statistical difference between the success rate of ultrasound and the success rate of using the fingers for examining a pregnant women in labour.

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This page is a summary of: The effectiveness of intrapartum  ultrasonography in assessing cervical dilatation, head station and position: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Ultrasound, October 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1742271x16673124.
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