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Although fetal monitoring is a common clinical procedure, there is little quantitative evidence that it can detect changes occurring during labour. We present quantitative data comparing the first and second stage of labour, from 21 labours resulting in a normal fetal outcome. A range of fetal heart rate variables was calculated from the output of a fetal heart rate monitor. Significant changes were detected in baseline fetal heart rate (P < 0. 005), heart rate variability (P < 0.05), number of dips (P < 0.01) and their depth (P < 0.01). The results encourage confidence in the sensitivity of fetal monitoring for the detection of changes in a number of fetal heart rate variables during the course of labour.
Author(s): BARTLETT MLR, MURRAY A, DUNLOP W
Publication type: Note
Publication status: Published
Journal: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Year: 1992
Volume: 14
Issue: 5
Pages: 431-434
Print publication date: 01/09/1992
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