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Chapter 47 - Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring

from Section 5 - Intrapartum Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Branka M. Yli ,
Jørg Kessler  and
Diogo Ayres-de-Campos
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

The aim of intrapartum fetal monitoring is to identify fetal hypoxia and intervene appropriately before permanent damage occurs, while concomitantly avoiding unnecessary operative deliveries. Therefore, such monitoring needs to identify fetuses whose physiological defence mechanisms are becoming compromised, so that healthcare professionals can act before an uncontrolled phase leading to injury occurs.

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 389 - 397
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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