Use of Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring in a Preterm Fetus: Clinical Dilemmas and Recommendations for Practice

The aim of intrapartum continuous electronic fetal monitoring using a cardiotocograph (CTG) is to identify a fetus exposed to intrapartum hypoxic insults so that timely and appropriate action could be instituted to improve perinatal outcome. Features observed on a CTG trace reflect the functioning o...

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Main Authors: Karolina Afors, Edwin Chandraharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Pregnancy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/848794