Fetal Head Position during the First Stage of Labor: Comparison between Vaginal Examination and Transabdominal Ultrasound

Table 2

Comparison of the fetal head position by ultrasound and vaginal examination.

Fetal head position	Actual number diagnosed by ultrasound 𝑁=165 (%)	Agreement in vaginal examination 𝑁 (%)	Other findings in vaginal examination (%)
LOT	61 (37.0)	20 (32.8)	LOA: 27 (44.3), DOA: 02 (2.2), ROA: 05 (8.2), ROT: 05 (8.2), LOP: 02 (3.3)
ROT	38 (23)	10 (26.3)	ROA: 14 (36.8), LOA: 07 (18.4), LOT: 03 (7.9), ROP: 03 (7.9), DOA: 01 (2.6)
LOA	26 (15.8)	12 (46.2)	LOT: 08 (30.8), ROT: 03 (11.5), ROA: 02 (7.7), ROP: 01 (3.8)
ROA	18 (10.9)	03 (16.7)	ROT: 09 (50.0), LOA: 05 (27.8), LOT: 01 (5.6)
LOP	11 (06.7)	01 (09.1)	LOT: 05 (45.5), ROA: 03 (27.3), LOA: 01 (9.1), ROT: 01 (9.1)
ROP	10 (06.1)	10 (06.1)	LOA: 02 (20.0), ROT: 01 (10.0), ROA: 01 (10.0)
DOA	01 (00.6)	00 (00.0)	LOA: 01 (100)
Total	165 (100)	52 (31.51)