The conundrum of vanishing early decelerations in British obstetrics, a step backwards? Detailed appraisal of British and American classifications of fetal heart rate decelerations - Fallacies of emphasis on waveform and putative aetiology

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 505-511

  Sholapurkar, S L ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiotocography; Electronic fetal monitoring; Fetal heart rate decelerations; Intrapartum fetal surveillance

Indexed keywords

FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANOXIA; AUSCULTATION; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; DECELERATION; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; PREGNANCY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 84863747698     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2012.689029     Document Type: Review

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