The assessment of the state of the foetus has in the past depended almost entirely on auscultation of the foetal heart. Two methods have recently been developed which enable the state of the foetus during late pregnancy and during labour to be observed. In late pregnancy amnioscopy is employed, and during labour analysis of foetal blood.
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E. Saling (1966) studied this question.