A study of an intelligent system to support decision making in the management of labour using the cardiotocograph - the INFANT study protocol

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Brocklehurst, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiotocogram; Computerised; Continuous electronic fetal monitoring; Decision support; Interpretation; Labour; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPH; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEEDING DIFFICULTY; FEMALE; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STILLBIRTH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955488525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0780-0     Document Type: Article

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