Eligable nulliparous women delivered at term by elective cesarean section in which Pfannenstiel skin incision was performed according to the occipitofrontal diameter (OFD) of the fetal head were included. Non-vertex presentaions, all emergency cesarean sections, severe preclampsia, women in active phase of the first stage of labor and second stage of labor, placenta pervia and low lying placenta, multiple pregnancies, uncontrolled gestational diabetes mellitus were excluded.
The purpose of the study is whether the Pfannenstiel skin incision can be adjusted according to the occipitofrontal diameter (OFD) of the fetal head.