CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF TRANSCUTANEOUS FETAL OXYGEN TENSION DURING LABOUR
- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 86 (12), 954-958
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb11243.x
Abstract
Transcutaneous scalp oxygen tension (tcPO2) was measured during labour in 40 fetuses, using a modified Clark electrode (Radiometer, Copenhagen). In 24 of the fetuses the recordings were of good quality during the second stage of labour. After delivery the acid‐base status and oxygenation of the umbilical cord blood was measured. A correlation was found between the tcPO2 and umbilical artery oxygen saturation (r = 0.56, p2 (r = 0.56, p2 curve during the last 10 minutes and the umbilical artery pH (r = 0.50, p 2 measurement may be of value in monitoring high risk patients during labour.Keywords
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