Fetal pulse oximetry during labor: Theory, clinical use and the future

Pediatric Health

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 787-795

  East, Christine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fetal heart rate; Fetal monitoring; Fetal pulse oximetry; Fetus; Intrapartum monitoring; Labor

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; OXYGEN;

ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; CALIBRATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FETAL PULSE OXIMETRY; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE; MATERNAL CARE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; POSITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 70349640745     PISSN: 17455111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/17455111.2.6.787     Document Type: Review

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