The present limits of fetal monitoring during labor: future prospects

On the basis of cases in which both fetal cardiac rhythm and pH in utero were monitored, the authors studied the prognostic value of anomalies in fetal cardiac rate. There was a good correlation between the absence of anomalies in monitoring and fetal wellbeing. In cases with an anomaly in the rhyth...

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Published inRevue française de gynécologie et d'obstétrique Vol. 69; no. 2; p. 97
Main Authors Fargier, P, Salomon, B, Dolfus, M, Barrier, P Y, Magnin, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.02.1974
Subjects
Amniotic Fluid - chemistry
Female
Fetal Distress - diagnosis
Fetal Monitoring
Heart Rate, Fetal
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Pregnancy
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Summary:On the basis of cases in which both fetal cardiac rhythm and pH in utero were monitored, the authors studied the prognostic value of anomalies in fetal cardiac rate. There was a good correlation between the absence of anomalies in monitoring and fetal wellbeing. In cases with an anomaly in the rhythm, the monitoring represented only a warning signal in the diagnosis of fetal distress, the only certain indicator being the pH measurement in utero. Nevertheless, the increasing use of fetal monitoring seems to have had a marked effect on perinatal mortality in Professor Magnin's obstetrics department.
ISSN:0035-290X