Research Article

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

Table 4

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

Fetal head positionActual number diagnosed by ultrasound (%)Agreement in vaginal examination (%)Other findings in vaginal examination (%)

LOT28 (50.9)09 (32.1)LOA: 14 (50.0), DOA: 01 (3.6), ROA: 01 (3.6), ROT: 03 (10.7)
ROT09 (16.4)01 (11.1)ROA: 05 (55.6), LOT: 01 (11.1), LOA: 02 (22.2)
LOA04 (07.3)02 (50.0)LOT: 01 (25.0), ROA: 01 (25.00)
ROA05 (9.1)00 (00.0)ROT: 02 (40.0), LOA: 02 (40.0), LOT: 01 (20.0)
LOP05 (9.1)00 (00.0)LOT: 02 (40.0), ROA: 01 (20.0), ROT: 01 (20.0), LOA: 01 (20)
ROP03 (5.5)01 (33.3)LOA: 01 (33.3), ROA: 01 (33.3)
DOA01 (1.8)00 (00.0)LOA: 01 (100)

Total55 (100%)13 (23.63)ā€‰