Uncertain Value of Electronic Fetal Monitoring in Predicting Cerebral Palsy
Open Access
- 7 March 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 334 (10), 613-619
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199603073341001
Abstract
Electronic monitoring of the fetal heart rate is commonly performed, in part to detect hypoxia during delivery that may result in brain injury. It is not known whether specific abnormalities on electronic fetal monitoring are related to the risk of cerebral palsy.Keywords
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