Intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart rate: a review of general principles.
Multiple randomized clinical trials have been unsuccessful in providing evidence of efficacy of electronic fetal monitoring; thus, there is renewed interest in intermittent auscultation during labor for women with low-risk pregnancies. Auscultation must be used with palpation or external or internal...
| Published in: | Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 53 - 62 |
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| Format: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Dec2000
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