American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Jul 1978
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialAn assessment of continuous fetal heart rate monitoring in labor. A randomized trial.
Intrapartum continuous fetal heart rate monitoring has been routinely performed at the Jessop Hospital for Women for some years. However, no controlled trials had ever been performed to show its advantages over intermittent auscultation in low-risk patients. ⋯ The cesarean section rate was significantly increased (p less than 0.05) in the monitored patients but this did not seem attributable to fetal monitoring. No beneficial or deleterious effects of continuous fetal heart rate monitoring in labor were shown.