METHOD FOR CHOOSING THE TYPE OF DELIVERY Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC A61B5/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to obstetrics and gynecology, and can be used to select a method of delivery. The method includes carrying out a functional test, in which the breath is held on a deep breath for the maximum possible period of time and the duration of the period of the fetal immobility during apnea is measured. To conduct the test, a woman chooses a date and time throughout the day, when the fetus is stationary for a long time, she exercises control over the motor activity of the fetus tactilely with the help of the skin of the pads of the fingers of her working hand, first determines the upper part of the body of the fetus, which is tightly pressed by everyone with the fingers of the hand to his spine, holds the body of the fetus in this position and, when it is motionless, holds its breath, records the time, continues continuous tactile control over the state of the fetus until the appearance of motor activity of its arms and chest. Then it registers the time of the onset of this moment, immediately hyperventilates the lungs with air until a feeling of dizziness appears, after which it normalizes breathing, determines the duration of the period of immobility of the fetus from the moment of the onset of apnea. With a duration of this period of more than 60 seconds, it decides on the possibility of delivery through the vaginal birth canal, with a duration of this period of 30-60 seconds, it postpones the choice of the type of delivery, and if the duration of the specified period is less than 30 seconds, it chooses a cesarean section.

EFFECT: use of the invention makes it possible to increase the efficiency and accuracy of the choice of the method of delivery, to carry out the timely preparation of pregnant women for childbirth.

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