[Comparison of International Guidelines For the Application of Cardiotocography].
CONCLUSION: Intermittent auscultation is a more cost-effective alternative compared to cardiotocography. However, in the case of legal litigation intermittent auscultation is harder to reconstruct the well-being of the newborn during birth. On the other hand cardiotocography might result in a higher cesarean section rate, but can be more helpful to prove fetal well-being during birth for a legal litigation process. Despite the lack of evidence only German guidelines recommend cardiotocographic monitoring from the late 1st stage of labor for risk-free pregnancies.
PMID: 29475210 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Zeitschrift fur Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Sebastian PS, Suppelna JP, Dagres T, Noè G, Anapolski M, Reinhard J, Krentel H, Tempfer C, Schiermeier S Tags: Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol Source Type: research
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