Impact of fetal pulse oximetry and ST analysis surveillance withdrawal on rates of obstetric surgery and frequency of low birth umbilical artery pH: A cause of rising caesarean rates?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 685-688

  Dokus, K ^a   Zubor, P ^a   Matasova, K ^a   Visnovsky, J ^a   Danko, J ^a  

^a University Hospital in Martin   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Caesarean rate; Fetal pulse oximetry; Operative delivery; ST analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETAL PULSE OXIMETER; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HYPOXIA; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; OBSTETRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST ANALYSIS OF FETAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL ARTERY PH; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSTOCIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL HYPOXIA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIMETRY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 84886876600     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2013.817978     Document Type: Article

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