The Evolution of Cephalocentesis in Contemporary Obstetric Practice: From Emergency Intervention to Planned Procedure
Cephalocentesis has evolved from an intrapartum intervention to a planned procedure with standardized protocols. Our findings support reserving this procedure for cases where there is no expectation of postnatal survival, with the primary purpose of facilitating vaginal delivery when caesarean section could unnecessarily increase maternal morbidity.
Authors
- Johannes Keunen
- Erica Holloway
- David A. Chitayat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1944-7294)
- Catherine Windrim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7228-4100)
- T. Van Mieghem
- Fionnuala Mary McAuliffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3477-6494)
- Yada Kunpalin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-1414)
- Rory Windrim
- Nimrah Abbasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4426-7631)
- Shiri Shinar
- Gareth Seaward
- Edmond N. Kelly
- Peter McParland
- Greg Ryan
- Alyaa AlRefai
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- National Maternity Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000550077
- Primary Topic
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00