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British Journal of Obstetricsand Gynaecology
August
2000, V01107,
pp. 947-952
Maternal height and external pelvimetry to predict
cephalopelvic disproportion in nulliparous African
women: a cohort study
*$Hubert B. Liselele
Researcher ,
tMichel Boulvain
Epidemiologis t ,
*Kalala C. Tshibangu
Professor ,
SSylvain Meuris
Professor
*Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University
o
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic
of Congo;
tPublic Health School, Free
University Bruxelles, Belgium: Research Laboratory fo r
Reproduction, Faculty
of
Medicine, Free University Brussels, Belgium
Objective Toassess external pelvimetry and maternal height, as
predictors of cephalopelvic disproportion.
Design
Prospective cohort study.
Setting Four hospitals in Zaire.
Population Six hundred and five nulliparous women.
Methods Maternal height and external pelvimetry were assessed
during the third trimester antenatal
visit. Cut
off
values for considering women at risk for cephalopelvic
disproportion were height
< 150
cm and external pelvic distances
