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Table 3 Prediction of vaginal delivery by measuring FHPD and angle of fetal head descent

From: Transperineal ultrasound of fetal head progression in prolonged labor: women’s acceptance and ability to predict the mode of delivery

 

FHPD

Angel of fetal head descent

Area under the ROC curve

0.841

0.913

Criterion

≥ 4.2 cm

> 115°

Sensitivity

80

93.33

95% CI

51.9–95.7

68.1–99.8

Specificity

84.62

84.62

95% CI

54.6–98.1

54.6–98.1

PPV

85.7

87.5

95% CI

57.2–98.2

61.7–98.4

NPV

78.6

91.7

95% CI

47.9–95.7

59.7–99.8

+ LR

5.2

6.07

95% CI

3.7–7.3

4.6–7.9

− LR

0.24

0.079

95% CI

0.05–1.2

0.008–0.8

  1. FHPD fetal head perineal distance, ROC receiver operating characteristic, CI confidence interval, LR likelihood ratio, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value