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Does antenatal cardiotocography scoring predict adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnancies with fetal growth retardation?
Does antenatal cardiotocography scoring predict adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnancies with fetal growth retardation?
Nonreactive antenatal cardiotocographs and a score of 6 or less are significant predictors of adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnancies with fetal growth retardation.
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May support CTG scoring for risk stratification in fetal growth restriction; leaves open whether it improves outcomes in prospective studies.
A study of antenatal cardiotocographs (CTG) in 250 patients with fetal growth retardation showed that nonreactive tracings were associated with a significant increase in operative deliveries for fetal distress in labour, a high perinatal mortality rate, and fetal anomalies, and a low Apgar score of the infant, both at one and five minutes after delivery. A "ten-point" scoring system was used to evaluate the CTG tracing. A score of 6 or less was associated with a significantly higher perinatal morbidity and mortality rate compared with those who had a score of 7 or more (p less than 0.01).
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T.R. Varma (1984) studied this question.
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