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The anthropoid pelvis is common in black African women. This pelvic shape has a narrow anterior segment and an ample room posteriorly. The fetal head is wider posteriorly, and the OP position may be favorable in women with an anthropoid pelvic shape. We aimed to examine the fetal rotation with ultrasound longitudinally during the active phase of labor in a sub\u2010Saharan population. We also aimed to examine associations between fetal position, delivery mode, and duration of labor.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study was conducted at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Tanzania from the 19th of November 2023 to 13th of April 2024. Women with a single fetus in cephalic presentation, gestational age &gt;37\u2009weeks, without previous or pre\u2010labor cesarean section were eligible. Fetal position was classified as occiput anterior (OA) from 10 to 2 o'clock, occiput transverse (OT) at 3 or 9 o'clock, and OP position from 4 to 8 o'clock.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study participants comprised 215 women. Fetal positions at admission, in the first and second stage of labor and at birth are presented in the graphical figure. In all, 65\/215 (30.2%) fetuses were in OP position at admission, 59\/204 (28.9%) in the first stage, 38\/210 (18.1%) in the second stage and 35\/215 (16.3%) were delivered in OP position. The OP rates at birth were 25\/92 (27.2%) in nulliparous and 10\/123 (8.1%) in parous women. The operative delivery rate was 10\/157 (6.4%) in women with ultrasound assessed fetal position as OA in the second stage (six cesarean section and four vacuum extractions), and 28\/48 (58.3%) in the non\u2010OA group (27 cesarean section and one vacuum extraction) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01). The hazard ratio for delivery in the second stage was 0.26 (95% CI 0.13\u20130.52) for the non\u2010OA vs the OA group in nulliparous women and 0.25 (95% CI 0.12\u20130.52) in parous women.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The persistent OP position rate at birth was higher than previously reported, and the operative intervention rate was nine time higher in women with the fetus in non\u2010OA vs OA position in the second stage.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/aogs.15013","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,20]],"date-time":"2024-11-20T23:33:44Z","timestamp":1732145624000},"page":"225-234","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Fetal rotation examined with ultrasound in a sub\u2010Saharan population: A 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