Fetal compromise in labor:

Sixty years ago, the purpose of introducing electronic fetal heart rate monitoring (EFM) was to reduce the incidence of intrapartum stillbirth. However, by the early 1980s, with falling stillbirth rates, fetal blood sampling had been widely abandoned, as many considered that EFM was sufficient on it...

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Beteilige Person: Evans, Mark I.
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Devoe, Lawrence D., Steer, Philip J.
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2025
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge elements. Elements in high risk pregnancy: management options
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009466295
Zusammenfassung:Sixty years ago, the purpose of introducing electronic fetal heart rate monitoring (EFM) was to reduce the incidence of intrapartum stillbirth. However, by the early 1980s, with falling stillbirth rates, fetal blood sampling had been widely abandoned, as many considered that EFM was sufficient on its own. Unfortunately, while the sensitivity of EFM for the detection of potential fetal compromise is high, specificity is low, and there is a high false positive rate which has been associated with a rising cesarean section rate. The authors suggest that EFM is considered and analyzed as a classic screening test and not a diagnostic test. Furthermore, it requires contextualization with other risk factors to achieve improved performance. A new proposed metric, the Fetal Reserve Index, takes into account additional risk factors and has demonstrated significantly improved performance metrics. It is going through the phases of further development, evaluation, and wider clinical implementation.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (67 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009466295
ISSN:2976-8330