| Surveillance during labour. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19673681 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The technology of intrapartum surveillance made rapid strides from the 1960s through the 1980s but then stagnated as increasing resort to caesarean section was made rather than improving measures of fetal condition and labour progress. However, despite caesarean section rates commonly over 30%, medicolegally expensive mistakes continue to be made because it is difficult to teach clinicians to make reliable use of existing technology. It may be that as with aircraft navigation, the safest solution is to replace human judgement with the obstetric equivalent of automatic pilots. |
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Authors:
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Philip J Steer |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of perinatal medicine Volume: 37 ISSN: 1619-3997 ISO Abbreviation: J Perinat Med Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-03 Completed Date: 2010-02-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0361031 Medline TA: J Perinat Med Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 451-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK. p.steer@imperial.ac.uk |
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Cardiotocography
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history,
methods,
trends Electrocardiography Female Fetal Monitoring / history, methods*, trends Heart Rate, Fetal History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Labor, Obstetric / physiology* Oximetry Pregnancy |
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