In face presentation it may be necessary to turn the fetus before delivery if the chin is directed backward.
Common indications for cesarean section include obstructed labour, failure of labour to progress, placenta praevia (development of the placenta in an abnormally low position near the cervix), fetal distress, gestational diabetes mellitus, and improper positioning of the fetus for delivery.
Verify the effect of an occipito-posterior malposition of the fetus during delivery on the stretch values when compared to the normal occipito-anterior position.
Iatrogenic, or medically indicated, preterm birth occurs when the benefits to either the mother or fetus of delivery outweigh the benefits of continuing pregnancy.
A total of 602 women with an ongoing pregnancy with a live fetus requiring delivery because of pre-eclampsia or uncontrolled hypertension will be randomly assigned to labor induction with a transcervical Foley catheter or oral misoprostol 25 micrograms.
Transverse presentation, which occurs only once in several hundred labours, requires turning of the fetus before vaginal delivery or else delivery by cesarean section.
Women were excluded if there was a known congenital anomaly, multiple pregnancy, the fetus required immediate delivery for abnormal fetal heart rate trace, maternal age was less than 16 years or they were unable to give informed consent.
Vertical transmission of HIV from mother to fetus during pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period can be avoided in almost all cases through existing interventions, such as use of antiretroviral therapy, elective cesarean section and avoidance of breastfeeding [ 1].
It is a well-known fact that an FECG signal is obtained from the AECG of a pregnant woman that has the potential of being an effective diagnostic tool for determining the overall condition of the fetus during the delivery, as well as for the detection of pathological phenomena [ 45, 46].
