%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.

@article{Albers2001, 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.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T17:37:48.000+0200}, author = {Albers, L. L.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/295f12cc756ceccf019a1166ab69c75cb/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {c8ca09a13243710727e87e09340a5488}, intrahash = {95f12cc756ceccf019a1166ab69c75cb}, journal = {J Midwifery Womens Health}, keywords = {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}, number = 6, pages = {366--373}, pmid = {11783684}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T17:37:48.000+0200}, title = {Monitoring the fetus in labor: evidence to support the methods.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 46, year = 2001 }