FIGO criteria for CTG analysis and fetal scalp blood sampling in subpartal monitoring

Aim: Evaluation of the correlation between a computerized analysis of the FIGO criteria for CTG analysis with fetal scalp blood pH analysis (FSB-pH). Rationale: Studies have shown that monitoring of the fetus could be more reliable in combination with fetal scalp blood sampling. Many obstetricians, however, still feel insecure in deciding when to do a FSB. A monitoring system analyzing CTGs according to the FIGO criteria may help to ease this decision. Methods: All deliveries between 2000–2002 which have at least one pH value collected by fetal scalp blood sampling and a corresponding CTG recording have been sel…