A comparison of intrapartum automated fetal electrocardiography and conventional cardiotocography - A randomised controlled study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-423

  Ojala, K ^a,b   Vaarasmaki M ^a   Makikallio K ^a   Valkama, M ^a   Tekay, A ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiotocography; Intrapartum monitoring; Neonatal acidemia; ST analysis

Indexed keywords

ACIDEMIA; ADULT; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD SAMPLING; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACIDOSIS; APGAR SCORE; AUTOMATION; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 33645211774     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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