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Friedman’s labor partogram is the central pillar for the clinical management of labor today. First published more than a half century ago in 1955 [1], the partogram charts labor progression by the dilatation of the uterine cervix and descent of fetal presenting part over time.
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Zimerman, A.L. (2021). The Use of Two-Dimensional (2D), Three-Dimensional (3D) Ultrasound and Fetal Doppler Studies in the First Stage of Labor. In: Malvasi, A. (eds) Intrapartum Ultrasonography for Labor Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57595-3_12
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