Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring: early neonatal outcomes associated with normal rate, fetal stress, and fetal distress
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A classification system for ranking electronic fetal heart rates as normal, fetal stress, or fetal distress can identify fetuses at risk of a poor outcome. In a study of 898 fetuses, 29% had tracings classified as fetal stress and 1% had tracings classified as fetal distress.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2000
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A multicenter controlled trial of fetal pulse oximetry in the intrapartum management of nonreassuring fetal heart rate patterns
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Fetal pulse oximetry may reduce the rate of cesarean delivery in fetuses with abnormal heart rate patterns, according to a study of 1,010 women. Fetal pulse oximetry involves placing a catheter with an oxygen sensor at the tip inside the vagina. The sensor can measure oxygen levels through the skin on the baby's scalp.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2000
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Dyatocia in nulliparous patients monitored with fetal pulse oximetry
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Significantly nonreassuring fetal heart rate patterns predict cesarean delivery for dystocia among nulliparous patients with normally oxygenated fetuses in a setting of a standardized labor management protocol confirming the observations in the randomized controlled trial of fetal pulse oximetry in the United States.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2004
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