What type of study is this?

This is a Cross-Sectional Study study.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To investigate the impact of maternal-foetal body size mismatch on childbirth outcomes and obstetric interventions.

November 18, 2025Swiss Medical WeeklyOpen Access

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To investigate the impact of maternal-foetal body size mismatch on childbirth outcomes and obstetric interventions.
Cross-sectional study utilizing archival data from Basel and Lausanne in the 1920s.
Analysis of rates of caesarean sections, episiotomies, and forceps deliveries.
Assessment of maternal-foetal body size relationships and their influence on delivery outcomes.
Over 91% of births had foetal heads in a normal position.
Episiotomies were performed in 8-17% of cases, while forceps deliveries occurred in 1-5%.
Larger foetal head diameters linked to prolonged expulsion phases and increased interventions.

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Cross-sectional study finds maternal-foetal size mismatch impacts caesarean sections and forceps use during childbirth.

Haag et al. (2025) studied this question.

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