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THE TECHNIQUE OF FETAL ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY DURING LABOUR
Author(s) -
Wilson Patricia C.,
Levy L. F.,
Spies Sally,
Chadwicke J.
Publication year - 1979
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.1471-0528.1979.tb11253.x
Subject(s) - electroencephalography , fetal monitoring , fetus , medicine , pregnancy , psychiatry , biology , genetics
Summary A method for recording the fetal electroencephalogram (EEG) during labour is described. Technical specifications for the construction of a suitable electrode are detailed. One hundred and twenty‐three patients in labour were monitored using this technique and the success rate of obtaining records for analysis was 91 per cent.