Antonio Malvasi
Editor

2013

Ultrasound has revolutionized the traditional midwife, and semiotics in particular gave a dignity to the unborn child, who is now framed as a patient. However, the main interest has been on ultrasound fetal malformations and fetal growth, whether normal or pathological, while little interest has been directed to the delivery event. Indeed, although the birth is a common phenomenon, few technologies have been developed for the monitoring of labor.