American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 192, Issue 4 , Pages 1205-1211 , April 2005

Fetal cheek-to-cheek diameter in the prediction of mode of delivery

  • Jacques S. Abramowicz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jacques S. Abramowicz, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612.
    • ,
  • Sarosh Rana, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • ,
  • Shelly Abramowicz, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla

Received 30 December 2004 ,Revised 6 January 2005 ,Accepted 6 January 2005.

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 Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, September 9-11, 2004, Bolton Landing, NY.

PII: S0002-9378(05)00071-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.01.008

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 192, Issue 4 , Pages 1205-1211 , April 2005

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