Can the Pfannenstiel skin incision length be adjusted according to the fetal head during elective cesarean delivery?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aims to determine whether the Pfannenstiel skin incision can be adjusted according to the fetal head's occipitofrontal diameter (OFD) during primary cesarean delivery.

Background

Eligible 114 nulliparous women delivered at term by cesarean section in which Pfannenstiel skin incision was performed according to the OFD of the fetal head between June 2017 and September 2021 were included. Excluded cases were non-vertex presentations, all emergency cesarean sections, severe preeclampsia, women in an active phase of the first stage of labor and second stage of labor, placenta previa and low-lying placenta, multiple pregnancies, and uncontrolled gestational diabetes mellitus.

Results

Among 114 eligible nulliparous women, the mean OFD was 116.1 ± 7.2 (99-

SUBMITTER: Kaya B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566367 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature