A new predictor of cephalopelvic disproportion?

Connolly, Geraldine; Naidoo, C.; Conroy, Ronán; Byrne, Paul; McKenna, Peter

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“…Other studies have examined maternal shoe size in relation to cephalopelvic disproportion and none found a correlation between maternal shoe size and mode of delivery, which also support our fi ndings (Gorman et al 1997;Ellison and De Wet 2001;Connolly et al 2003).…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Th is is unlike the fi nding of independent association between shoe size and method of delivery by other authors (Frame et al 1985;Merchant et al 2001;Sheiner et al 2005). Our study did not fi nd any association between the fetal birth weight, head circumference and method of delivery and supports the fi ndings of other authors (Mahmood et al 1988;Connolly et al 2003;Stephens et al 2006).…”

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confidence: 64%

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The relationship of ethnicity, maternal height and shoe size, and method of delivery

Okewole

Faiola

Fakounde

et al. 2011

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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In a bid to determine the relationship of ethnicity, maternal height and shoe size as predictors of cephalopelvic disproportion, we conducted a prospective comparative study of primigravidas at term with singleton pregnancies, who had undergone spontaneous labour. A total of 208 primigravidas were studied; 151 (62.9%) achieved vaginal delivery and 57 (37.1%) had emergency caesarean section for failure-to-progress. We found a statistically significant positive correlation between maternal height and vaginal delivery (p = 0.04), but no correlation with maternal shoe size was found (p = 0.24). This study also showed that Caucasian women were significantly more than twice as likely to achieve vaginal delivery compared with Africans (p = 0.02). Maternal height of at least 162.5 cm, has a sensitivity of 74% and a specificity of 43% for predicting vaginal delivery. We concluded that the most predictive anthropometric measurement for vaginal delivery is maternal height.

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confidence: 64%

The relationship of ethnicity, maternal height and shoe size, and method of delivery

Okewole

Faiola

Fakounde

et al. 2011

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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“…In the current study, mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) was found to be insignificant predictor of cesarean delivery rate on the basis of multivariate analysis and the study agrees with the findings of Mohamed et al [21]. Previous studies have shown that MUAC well correlated with an increase in cesarean delivery rate [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45].…”

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confidence: 89%

Age, Anthropometric Measurements and Mode of Delivery among Primigravidae Women at Addis Ababa Governmental Hospitals, Ethiopia

Solomon¹,

Dirar²,

Getachew³

2018

J Women's Health Care

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Background: In developing countries, a significant number of maternal deaths are attributable to the complications of obstructed labor. Identifying women at risk for Cephalopelvic Disproportion (CPD) prepares physicians for on time treatment and enables them to minimize maternal-fetal trauma that accompanies this midwifery emergency. The study aims to identify diagnostic accuracy of maternal age and anthropometric measurements to predict CPD among Primigravidae women visiting Addis Ababa Governmental Hospital. Methods: Hospital based prospective cohort study was carried out at Governmental Hospitals in Addis Ababa. The sample size was 384 mothers. Five hospitals were selected from Addis Ababa governmental hospitals by using simple random sampling (lottery method). Data was entered into EPI data version 3.3 and analyzed using SPSS version 23 statistical package. Results: The current study shows as the most predictive variable is maternal height with Positive Predictive Value percentage of 64.9, sensitivity of 85.4% and specificity of 96.4% followed by Michaelis rhomboid transverse diameter with Positive Predictive Value of 14.8%, sensitivity of 51.3%, and specificity of 89.4%. Conclusions: Age and maternal anthropometric measurements can predict CPD to some extent. Combining some of maternal anthropometric measurements with each other enhances the predictive value to a relatively modest degree. In this study when height is combined with other anthropometric measurements it doesn't show increment in predictive value.

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“…1,2,5 None of these studies found a correlation between maternal shoe size and mode of delivery. Our study supports this literature because we also did not find a correlation between shoe size and mode of delivery.…”

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Maternal Shoe Size and Infant Birth Weight: Correlation or Fiction?

Stephens¹,

Manning²,

Arnold-Canuso³

et al. 2006

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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Objective: To determine whether maternal prepregnancy shoe size can be used to reliably predict infant birth weight.Method: This is a cross-sectional study of 111 consecutive patients admitted to the maternity care unit of a small community hospital. Data collected included prepregnancy height, maternal weight, maternal shoe size, maternal age, gravidity, parity, ethnicity, and method of delivery. Infant birth weight was recorded within the first 2 hours of life.Results: There was no correlation between maternal shoe size and birth weight (r ‫؍‬ 0.01; P ‫؍‬ NS). There was no correlation between shoe size and birth weight when corrected for parity and ethnicity. Medical practice is replete with urban legends and "old wives tales." Many of these pertain to issues of women's health and reproductive medicine. A unique set of these parameters centers on trying to predict the gender or size of the unborn fetus. For example, it has been widely rumored that women who carry the baby low will deliver a boy, whereas women who carry high will deliver a girl.Another less publicized legend suggests that a woman's shoe size, in standard Western measurements, correlates with (and therefore can be used to predict) her newborn baby's birth weight in pounds. For example, a woman with a prepregnancy shoe size of 7 will deliver a 7-pound baby. Although several studies have examined the relationship between shoe size and mode of delivery, [1][2][3][4] a focused review of the English-speaking literature reveals no prior studies specifically investigating a relationship between maternal shoe size and birth weight.The objective of the present investigation was to determine the scientific validity of the relationship between maternal prepregnancy shoe size and subsequent infant birth weight using an unselected prospective cohort of parturients. Our null hypothesis was that there is no correlation between maternal shoe size and birth weight. Materials and MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study. The subjects were a sample of patients who presented for maternity care at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune is a military community hospital serving active-duty service members and their dependents. The hospital performs 1800 deliveries annually. Exclusion criteria included patients who presented at less than 36 weeks of gestation, and those with gestational diabetes. General descriptive statistics (SPSS version 11.0) were used for group demographics. Pearson's product correlation coefficient calculations were used to determine the linearity and strength of the relationship between maternal shoe size and birth weight. An a priori sample size calculation indicated that to show a correlation between maternal shoe size and infant birth weight, using a 95% CI and a ␤ of 0.2, we would need to enroll 105 patients.Following approval from the institutional review board, consent was obtained from each participant the morning following her delivery. We collected

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A new predictor of cephalopelvic disproportion?

Cited by 20 publications

References 5 publications

The relationship of ethnicity, maternal height and shoe size, and method of delivery

The relationship of ethnicity, maternal height and shoe size, and method of delivery

Age, Anthropometric Measurements and Mode of Delivery among Primigravidae Women at Addis Ababa Governmental Hospitals, Ethiopia

Maternal Shoe Size and Infant Birth Weight: Correlation or Fiction?

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