Maria Gaia Dodaro

Levator ani muscle coactivation at term is associated with longer second stage of labor in nulliparous women

A. Youssef, Elisa Montaguti, Maria Gaia Dodaro et al. · Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2018 · 42 citations · Full text

Contraction of the levator ani muscle during Valsalva maneuver (coactivation) is associated with a longer active second stage of labor in nulliparous women undergoing induction of labor

Rasha Kamel, Elisa Montaguti, K. H. Nicolaides et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2018 · 34 citations · Full text

Kinesiology, Valsalva Maneuver, Active Second Stage +2

Transperineal ultrasound assessment of maternal pelvic floor at term and fetal head engagement

A. Youssef, E. Brunelli, Elisa Montaguti et al. · Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2020 · 20 citations · Full text

Dynamic changes of fetal head descent at term before the onset of labor correlate with labor outcome and can be improved by ultrasound visual feedback

A. Youssef, Maria Gaia Dodaro, Elisa Montaguti et al. · The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine · 2019 · 17 citations

Reliability of transperineal ultrasound for the assessment of the angle of progression in labor using parasagittal approach versus midsagittal approach

Rasha Kamel, Sherif Negm, Elisa Montaguti et al. · The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine · 2019 · 15 citations