• Descent of the presenting part assessed with ultrasound 

      Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe; Hjartardottir, Hulda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Fetal head descent can be expressed as fetal station and engagement. Station is traditionally based on clinical vaginal examination of the distal part of the fetal skull and related to the level of the ischial spines. ...
    • Fetal head descent assessed by transabdominal ultrasound: a prospective observational study 

      Kamel, Rasha; Negm, Sherif; Badr, Islam; Kahrs, Birgitte Heiberg; Eggebø, Torbjørn M.; Iversen, Johanne Kolvik von Ely (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Detection of copy number variation (CNV) in genes associated with disease is important in genetic diagnostics, and next generation sequencing (NGS) technology provides data that can be used for CNV detection. ...
    • Fetal molding examined with transperineal ultrasound and associations with position and delivery mode 

      Iversen, Johanne Kolvik; Kahrs, Birgitte Heiberg; Torkildsen, Erik A.; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background To accommodate passage through the birth canal, the fetal skull is compressed and reshaped, a phenomenon known as molding. The fetal skull bones are separated by membranous sutures that facilitate compression ...
    • Sonographic prediction of outcome of vacuum deliveries: a multicenter, prospective cohort study 

      Kahrs, Birgitte Heiberg; Usman, Sana; Ghi, Tullio; Youssef, Aly; Torkildsen, Erik Andreas; Lindtjørn, Elsa; Østborg, Tilde Broch; Benediktsdóttir, Sigurlaug; Brooks, Lis; Harmsen, Lotte; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Salvesen, Kjell Å; Lees, Christoph; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background Safe management of the second stage of labor is of great importance. Unnecessary interventions should be avoided and correct timing of interventions should be focused. Ultrasound assessment of fetal position ...