Uterocervical Angle: a Screening Tool That Estimates the Latent Phase Duration in Post Term Pregnancies

Anterior Uterocervical Angle for Latent Phase Duration in Post Term Pregnancies

To evaluate the performance of uterocervical angle (UCA) in the prediction of latent phase duration in post term pregnancies

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with singleton pregnancies
• Post term pregnancies
• Patients with vertex presentation,
• Patients with intact membranes
• Patients with no uterine contractions

Exclusion Criteria:

• women with BMI >30,
• multiparity and multiple pregnancies,
• patients with macrosomia (>4500 gr),
• patients with major fetal congenital abnormality or fetal death and any contraindications to vaginal birth (e.g. active genital herpes),
• patients with abnormal Pap smears,
• patients with a history of previous cesarean section, myomectomy, hysteroscopic surgeries, dilatation and curettages, loop electrosurgical excision procedures, and cervical conization.