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Cerebral palsy, cesarean sections, and electronic fetal monitoring: All the light we cannot see

Clinical Ethics, 2019
A half century ago electronic fetal monitoring was rushed into clinical use with the promise that the secrets of fetal heart rate decelerations had been discovered and that the newly discovered knowledge would prevent cerebral palsy with just in time ...
Thomas P. Sartwelle, James C. Johnston, B. Arda, M. Zebenigus   +3 more
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Impact of continuous electronic fetal monitoring on birth outcomes in low-risk pregnancies.

Birth, 2019
BACKGROUND Continuous electronic fetal monitoring (CEFM) is a standard of hospital care during the intrapartum period. We investigated its use on childbirth outcomes in low-risk pregnancies, and examined whether outcomes differed by gestational age ...
Lisa Heelan-Fancher, Ling Shi, Yuqing Zhang, Yurun Cai, A. Nawai, Suzanne G. Leveille   +5 more
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Electronic Fetal Monitoring Revisited

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2011
Nancy K. Lowe Editor I n the December 2010 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Grimes and Pipert provided commentary on what they described as the failure of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) ‘‘as a public health screening program’’ (p. 1397). The objective of screening is to identify individuals at increased risk for a disease by testing large numbers ...
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Adhesive Straps in Electronic Fetal Monitoring

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1978
To the Editor.— Among the denunciations issuing from the innumerable antiobstetric lay manifestos, one of the most reviled practices is electronic fetal monitoring. 1-3 While we find their objections generally capricious and illogical, we have noted some disrelish for electronic fetal monitoring among our patients because of discomfort from the ...
David Montgomery, William A. Cook
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Electronic Fetal Monitoring of the Preterm Fetus

The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 2002
Following an analysis of the literature, this article reviews the current practices, guidelines, and recommendations for electronic fetal monitoring of the preterm fetus. The physiologic aspects of fetal heart rate control, electronic fetal monitor parameters, and differences between the preterm and term fetus are discussed.
Suzanne McMurtry Baird, Donna Jean Ruth
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Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 1991
Although electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) has been widely used in clinical practice for more than two decades, educational standards and competency validation for EFM use in hospitals have been developed only recently. This article highlights a community hospital's program for EFM.
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Electronic fetal monitoring equipment

British Journal of Midwifery, 2001
This article reviews a range of electronic fetal monitors, produced by three manufacturers — Hewlett Packard, Huntleigh Diagnostics and Nicolet Vascular Inc. It aims to familiarise midwives with the functions of the monitoring devices available, and considers some possible advantages and disadvantages of the use of different types of electronic fetal ...
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Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring

British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2008
Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring is a useful monitoring tool to assess intrapartum fetal wellbeing and has been shown to improve perinatal outcomes in at-risk fetuses. This article describes the benefits, criticisms of its use during labour, the pathophysiology and care pathway based on the cardiotocogram features.
Hina Gandhi, Lucy Kean
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Costs and Benefits of Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2012
Thank you for the discussion of the role electronic fetal monitoring (EFM). Murray et al. took exception to Lowe (2011) and with the assertion of Grimes and Piepert (2010) that universal intrapartum EFM has failed to result in improved perinatal outcomes.
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Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Obstetrical Malpractice

Law, Medicine and Health Care, 1985
The standard of care with regard to any new medical technology develops slowly. Attitudes must change, and equipment must be purchased, installed and utilized. Technical problems must be resolved and protocols established. Advances are better understood and more aggressively pursued by some physicians than others, with a consequent disparity in ...
Barry S. Schifrin, Henry Weissman, Jerry Wiley   +2 more
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