Intrapartum electronic fetal heart rate monitoring and the identification of metabolic acidosis and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301.e1-301.e8

  Larma, Joel D ^a   Silva, Anadir M ^a   Holcroft, Cynthia J ^a   Thompson, Richard E ^b   Donohue, Pamela K ^a   Graham, Ernest M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic fetal monitoring; fetal acidosis; hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CHROMOSOME; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; OBSTETRICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 34548460324     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.06.053     Document Type: Article

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