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THE COMBINED USE OF CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY AND FETAL BLOOD SAMPLING IN MONITORING THE FETUS IN LABOUR
Author(s) -
Simmons S. C.,
Lieberman B.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb12927.x
Subject(s) - cardiotocography , fetal distress , fetus , medicine , fetal monitoring , obstetrics , sampling (signal processing) , blood sampling , distress , pregnancy , gynecology , computer science , biology , genetics , filter (signal processing) , computer vision , clinical psychology
Summary The use of cardiotocography for screening high risk and clinically distressed fetuses during routine work in a busy department is described. When abnormal patterns appeared the decision whether to interfere was determined by fetal blood sampling. Two years' results have been analyzed. Although there was a high degree of accuracy in the diagnosis of fetal distress there are still limitations of monitoring methods for routine application.