Maternal height and external pelvimetry to predict cephalopelvic disproportion in nulliparous African women: a cohort study.

Objective: To assess external pelvimetry and maternal height, as predictors of cephalopelvic disproportion.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Four hospitals in Zaire.

Association between external pelvimetry and vertex delivery complications in African women.

Objective: To assess association between external pelvimetry and delivery complications in vertex presentation.

Methods: Prospective cohort study of 2,413 pregnant women antenatally measured for height and external pelvimetry in four hospitals of the former Republic of Zaire.

Outcome Measures: Complications during delivery of single fetus weighing 2,000 g or more in vertex presentation.