Admission cardiotocography:Its role in predicting foetal outcome in high risk
Author(s) -
Hafizur Rahman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
australasian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1836-1935
DOI - 10.4066/amj.2012.1267
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiotocography , fetal distress , obstetrics , pregnancy , prom , observational study , respiratory distress , gestation , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , fetus , surgery , genetics , biology , physics , pathology , optics
Routine and continuous electronic monitoring of foetal heart rate (FHR) in labour has become an established obstetric practice in high-risk pregnancies in industrialised countries. However, the same may not be possible in non-industrialised countries where antenatal care is inadequate with a large number of high-risk pregnancies being delivered in crowded settings and inadequate health care provider to patient ratios.
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