Monitoring the fetus in labor: evidence to support the methods.
L. Albers. J Midwifery Womens Health, 46 (6):
366--373(2001)
Abstract
Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) was implemented across the United States in the 1970s. By 1998, it was used in 84\% of all U.S. births, regardless of whether the primary caregiver was a physician or a midwife. Numerous randomized trials have agreed that continuous EFM in labor increases the operative delivery rate, without clear benefit to the baby. Intermittent auscultation (IA) is safe and effective in low-risk pregnancies and may play a role in helping birth remain normal. Clinicians and educators are encouraged to reconsider the use of IA in the care of healthy childbearing women.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Albers2001
%A Albers, L. L.
%D 2001
%J J Midwifery Womens Health
%K Adult; Asphyxia Neonatorum; Auscultation; Cerebral Palsy; Female; Fetal Distress; Monitoring; Heart Rate, Fetal; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Labor, Obstetric; Midwifery; Obstetrics; Pregnancy; Randomized Controlled Trials; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Technology Assessment, Biomedical; United States
%N 6
%P 366--373
%T Monitoring the fetus in labor: evidence to support the methods.
%V 46
%X Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) was implemented across the United States in the 1970s. By 1998, it was used in 84\% of all U.S. births, regardless of whether the primary caregiver was a physician or a midwife. Numerous randomized trials have agreed that continuous EFM in labor increases the operative delivery rate, without clear benefit to the baby. Intermittent auscultation (IA) is safe and effective in low-risk pregnancies and may play a role in helping birth remain normal. Clinicians and educators are encouraged to reconsider the use of IA in the care of healthy childbearing women.
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