Intrapartum Fetal and Maternal Heart Rate Ambiguity – Doppler Ultrasound CTG and the Abdominal Fetal Electrocardiogram with Maternal Electrocardiogram
J Reinhard, BR Hayes-Gill, S Schiermeier, W Hatzmann, TM Heinrich, F Louwen · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2011 · Heft 11
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Objective: To investigate the presence of signal ambiguity of intrapartum fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring during delivery using simultaneous Doppler Ultrasound CTG and abdominal fetal and maternal electrocardiogram. Design: Prospective observational study.SETTING: Obstetric unit of a tertiary-care teaching hospital.SAMPLE: One hundred and forty-four FHR recordings during labour and delivery. Methods: Simultaneous Doppler Ultrasound CTG, abdominal fetal and maternal electrocardiogram recordings were evaluated.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: When the FHR is within 5 bpm of the maternal heart rate (MHR) acquired from the…