Why the study?
Does fetal ECG ST-segment analysis improve perinatal outcomes in women attempting vaginal delivery?
Population
11,108 women with a singleton fetus attempting vaginal delivery at more than 36 weeks of gestation and…
Comparison
Open monitoring with fetal ST-segment analysis vs Masked monitoring with fetal ST-segment analysis
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned, Masked vs open monitoring
Follow-up
Intrapartum and delivery
Authors
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Fetal ST analysis does not improve perinatal outcomes; challenges adjunctive use and reinforces conventional monitoring as standard in term labor.
Does fetal ECG ST-segment analysis improve perinatal outcomes in women attempting vaginal delivery?
Fetal ECG ST-segment analysis as an adjunct to conventional intrapartum electronic fetal heart-rate monitoring did not improve perinatal outcomes or decrease operative-delivery rates.
Belfort et al. (2015) studied this question.
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