Randomized controlled trial of continuous Doppler versus intermittent fetoscope fetal heart rate monitoring in a low‐resource setting

• Published in: International journal of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 143; no. 3; pp. 344 - 350
• Main Authors: Mdoe, Paschal F., Ersdal, Hege L., Mduma, Estomih, Moshiro, Robert, Dalen, Ingvild, Perlman, Jeffrey M., Kidanto, Hussein
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Continuous Doppler; Developing Countries; Female; Fetal Distress - diagnosis; Fetal heart rate monitoring; Fetal Monitoring - methods; Fetoscopy; Heart Rate, Fetal; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intermittent fetoscope; Labor, Obstetric; Low‐resource settings; Male; Moyo; Perinatal mortality; Pregnancy; Tanzania; Ultrasonography, Doppler; Young Adult; Tanzania; Perinatal mortality; Fetal heart rate monitoring; Moyo; Intermittent fetoscope; Low-resource settings; Continuous Doppler

Objective To compare the frequency of abnormal fetal heart rate (FHR) detection between continuous Doppler and intermittent fetoscope monitoring. Method A randomized controlled open‐label trial was conducted between February 1, 2016, and January 31, 2017, at Haydom Lutheran hospital, Tanzania. Women...