Monitoring fetal electrocortical activity during labour for predicting worsening acidemia: a prospective study in the ovine fetus near term.

<h4>Background</h4>Severe fetal acidemia during labour with arterial pH below 7.00 is associated with increased risk of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Electronic fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring, the mainstay of intrapartum surveillance, has poor specificity for detecting fetal acidemia...

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Main Authors: Martin G Frasch, Ashley E Keen, Robert Gagnon, Michael G Ross, Bryan S Richardson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c906c344991741e2bf838e1e01167d19
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