An Analysis of 306 Cases of Contracted Pelvis

The Management of Labour in Cases of Contracted Pelvis. Discussion at a Joint Meeting of the Glasgow and Edinburgh Obstetrical Societies Opened by Hector R. MacLennan and Edwin M. Robertson

In considering the question of management of labour in cases of contracted pelvis, we are considering a problem which faces us in Glasgow almost daily. Contracted pelvis, like the poor, is always with us?in fact, the incidence in this hospital varies around 15 per cent, of the total admissions to the hospital for the year. It is well known that the condition is largely a rachitic manifestation,...

On the Superior Value of Artificial Premature Labour and Turning, over the High Forceps Operation and Craniotomy, in Cases of Contracted Pelvis; with Cases

A Series of Five Cases of Cæsarean Section for Contracted Pelvis

Cesarean section indications and anthropometric parameters in Rwandan nulliparae: preliminary results from a longitudinal survey

INTRODUCTION Maternal anthropometric parameters as risk factors for cesarean section have always been a matter of interest and concern for obstetricians. Some of these parameters have been shown to be predictors of dystocia. This study aims at showing the relationship between cesarean section indications and anthropometric parameters sizes in Rwandan nulliparae for the purpose of comparison and...

Evaluation of sacral rhomboid dimensions to predict contracted pelvis: a pilot study of Indian primigravidae.

OBJECTIVE This prospective study aimed to evaluate dimensions of sacral rhomboid (quadrangular area at lower back) as predictors of Contracted pelvis (CP). METHODS In 300 uncomplicated primigravidae after 37 weeks gestation, transverse and vertical diagonal (TD and VD) of sacral rhomboid were recorded. Post- delivery, patients fell into two groups: Normal Deliveries (group 1) and CP (group 2,...