This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objective To compare the effect of admission cardiotocography and Doppler auscultation of the fetal heart on neonatal outcome and levels of ...

Some 99% of global newborn deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where pregnant women often struggle to access adequate fetal monitoring. In Tanzania, with 24 neonatal deaths per 1 ...

Women at low risk of complications who have cardiotocography because of concern arising from intermittent auscultation have the cardiotocograph removed if the trace is normal for 20 minutes.

Cardiotocography (CTG) refers to the electronic recording of the fetal heart rate and uterine contractions. Fetal heart rate recorded through the mother’s abdomen is the most commonly used fetal ...

In an assessment of electronic fetal monitoring during labor, a systematic review of 12 randomized and quasi-randomized trials evaluated continuous cardiotocography in more than 37,000 women (Cochrane ...

External heart rate monitoring, the most common method of monitoring the fetus, may leave signs of fetal hypoxia undetected if the maternal pulse rate is not simultaneously monitored. The risk is that ...