The risks and benefits of internal monitors in laboring patients

• Published in: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 209; no. 1; pp. 38.e1 - 38.e6
• Main Authors: Harper, Lorie M., Shanks, Anthony L., Tuuli, Methodius G., Roehl, Kimberly A., Cahill, Alison G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.07.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Apgar Score; cesarean delivery; Cesarean Section - statistics & numerical data; chorioamnionitis; endometritis; Female; Fetal Monitoring - adverse effects; Fetal Monitoring - instrumentation; Fetal Monitoring - methods; Fever - etiology; Humans; Infant, Newborn; internal monitor; labor; Labor, Obstetric - physiology; Logistic Models; Middle Aged; Obstetric Labor Complications - diagnosis; Obstetric Labor Complications - etiology; Obstetric Labor Complications - microbiology; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Odds Ratio; Pregnancy; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Streptococcal Infections - etiology; Streptococcus agalactiae - pathogenicity; internal monitor; endometritis; cesarean delivery; chorioamnionitis; labor

The purpose of this study was to estimate the impact of internal monitors (fetal scalp electrode [FSE] and intrauterine pressure catheter [IUPC]) on maternal and neonatal outcomes. The study comprised a retrospective cohort of all women who were admitted for labor from 2004-2008. Women with internal...