Electronic Fetal Monitoring–Prevention or Rescue?

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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Barry S. Schifrin¹ 

[1] Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Western University of Health Sciences, United States

关键词: EFM;    classification of FHR patterns;    fetal acidemia;    obstetrical malpractice;    defensive medicine;    malpractice awards;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2020.00503

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This commentary represents a response to two recent contributions to the literature on electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) (1, 2). One article by Hirsch, raises concerns about the value of fetal monitoring in light of a very large judicial award of $50 million against an obstetrical service for a “brain-damaged baby” (1). In the other article entitled: “Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Still a Mystery More than Half a Century Later,” the authors present a Category II EFM tracing which creates for them uncertainty about whether the “fetal acid-base balance may be affected” and whether they may await spontaneous vaginal delivery or must consider more expedient operative delivery (2).

【 授权许可】

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