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Crowning

MedGen UID:
452281
Concept ID:
C0233212
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Crowning during Childbirth
SNOMED CT: Crowning (89934007)

Definition

The characteristic sign of impending birth during the second stage of labor. The presenting part of the head of fetus is visible and firmly rimmed by the maternal vaginal wall. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ducarme G, Pizzoferrato AC, de Tayrac R, Schantz C, Thubert T, Le Ray C, Riethmuller D, Verspyck E, Gachon B, Pierre F, Artzner F, Jacquetin B, Fritel X
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2019 Sep;48(7):455-460. Epub 2018 Dec 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2018.12.002. PMID: 30553051
Olshansky SJ, Carnes BA
Perspect Biol Med 2017;60(4):478-496. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2017.0037. PMID: 29576558
Alkhalifah S, Alkandari H, Sharma PN, Moule AJ
J Endod 2017 Sep;43(9):1579-1586. Epub 2017 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2017.03.029. PMID: 28734650

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bergendahl S, Jonsson M, Hesselman S, Ankarcrona V, Leijonhufvud Å, Wihlbäck AC, Wallström T, Rydström E, Friberg H, Kopp Kallner H, Brismar Wendel S
BMJ 2024 Jun 17;385:e079014. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-079014. PMID: 38886011Free PMC Article
Ducarme G, Pizzoferrato AC, de Tayrac R, Schantz C, Thubert T, Le Ray C, Riethmuller D, Verspyck E, Gachon B, Pierre F, Artzner F, Jacquetin B, Fritel X
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2019 Sep;48(7):455-460. Epub 2018 Dec 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2018.12.002. PMID: 30553051
Olshansky SJ
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2016 Jan 8;6(2):a025940. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a025940. PMID: 26747832Free PMC Article
Islam A, Hanif A, Ehsan A, Arif S, Niazi SK, Niazi AK
J Pak Med Assoc 2013 Jun;63(6):696-701. PMID: 23901667
Kalis V, Laine K, de Leeuw JW, Ismail KM, Tincello DG
BJOG 2012 Apr;119(5):522-6. Epub 2012 Feb 3 doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03268.x. PMID: 22304364

Diagnosis

Bergendahl S, Jonsson M, Hesselman S, Ankarcrona V, Leijonhufvud Å, Wihlbäck AC, Wallström T, Rydström E, Friberg H, Kopp Kallner H, Brismar Wendel S
BMJ 2024 Jun 17;385:e079014. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-079014. PMID: 38886011Free PMC Article
Ducarme G, Pizzoferrato AC, de Tayrac R, Schantz C, Thubert T, Le Ray C, Riethmuller D, Verspyck E, Gachon B, Pierre F, Artzner F, Jacquetin B, Fritel X
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2019 Sep;48(7):455-460. Epub 2018 Dec 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2018.12.002. PMID: 30553051
Farid H, Khan FR
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Dec 10;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007138. PMID: 23230244Free PMC Article
Allen AM, Lakin T, Shobeiri SA, Nihira M
Obstet Gynecol 2011 Feb;117(2 Pt 2):468-470. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181f9b749. PMID: 21252792
Jochelson M
Semin Oncol 2001 Jun;28(3):221-8. doi: 10.1016/s0093-7754(01)90114-9. PMID: 11402431

Therapy

Ducarme G, Pizzoferrato AC, de Tayrac R, Schantz C, Thubert T, Le Ray C, Riethmuller D, Verspyck E, Gachon B, Pierre F, Artzner F, Jacquetin B, Fritel X
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2019 Sep;48(7):455-460. Epub 2018 Dec 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2018.12.002. PMID: 30553051
Chakraborty S, Rhee KY
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2015 Apr 15;5(8):a021147. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a021147. PMID: 25877396Free PMC Article
Islam A, Hanif A, Ehsan A, Arif S, Niazi SK, Niazi AK
J Pak Med Assoc 2013 Jun;63(6):696-701. PMID: 23901667
Cunliffe J, Grey N
Dent Update 2008 Jan-Feb;35(1):29-30, 32, 34-5. doi: 10.12968/denu.2008.35.1.29. PMID: 18277693
Akpata ES
Int Dent J 2001 Oct;51(5):325-33. doi: 10.1002/j.1875-595x.2001.tb00845.x. PMID: 11697585

Prognosis

Austin SB, Hutcheson R, Wickramatilake-Templeman S, Velasquez K
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2019 Jun;42(2):319-336. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.013. PMID: 31046933
Olshansky SJ, Carnes BA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2019 Nov 13;74(Suppl_1):S7-S12. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz098. PMID: 31001621
Islam A, Hanif A, Ehsan A, Arif S, Niazi SK, Niazi AK
J Pak Med Assoc 2013 Jun;63(6):696-701. PMID: 23901667
Cunliffe J, Grey N
Dent Update 2008 Jan-Feb;35(1):29-30, 32, 34-5. doi: 10.12968/denu.2008.35.1.29. PMID: 18277693
Fong HK, Foster BL, Popowics TE, Somerman MJ
J Dent Educ 2005 May;69(5):555-70. PMID: 15897336

Clinical prediction guides

Olshansky SJ, Carnes BA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2019 Nov 13;74(Suppl_1):S7-S12. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz098. PMID: 31001621
Bamberg C, Deprest J, Sindhwani N, Teichgräberg U, Güttler F, Dudenhausen JW, Kalache KD, Henrich W
J Perinat Med 2017 Apr 1;45(3):305-308. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2016-0005. PMID: 27219097
Rusavy Z, Karbanova J, Kalis V
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2016 Feb;95(2):190-6. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1111/aogs.12814. PMID: 26563626
Cunliffe J, Grey N
Dent Update 2008 Jan-Feb;35(1):29-30, 32, 34-5. doi: 10.12968/denu.2008.35.1.29. PMID: 18277693
Fong HK, Foster BL, Popowics TE, Somerman MJ
J Dent Educ 2005 May;69(5):555-70. PMID: 15897336

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