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  • Title: Fetal distress and the condition of the newborn using cardiotocography and fetal blood analysis during labour.
    Author: van den Berg P, Schmidt S, Gesche J, Saling E.
    Journal: Br J Obstet Gynaecol; 1987 Jan; 94(1):72-5. PubMed ID: 3814558.
    Abstract:
    The efficacy of electronic fetal monitoring combined with fetal blood analysis during labour in identifying fetal distress was investigated in a retrospective study. Operative delivery for fetal distress diagnosed during labour was performed in 9% of 2659 deliveries. All had continuous fetal heart rate monitoring and 22% had a fetal scalp blood analysis. Operative delivery had been performed in 53% of the infants who were acidotic at birth (umbilical artery pH less than 7.20) and in 46% of those with a low modified Apgar score (less than 7). These results show that the use of continuous fetal heart rate monitoring and fetal scalp blood sampling detects fetal distress without resulting in a high rate of operative delivery.
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