Electronic fetal monitoring, cerebral palsy, and caesarean section: assumptions versus evidence.
review · Level V
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Abstract
Given evidence that cerebral palsy is not reduced by electronic fetal monitoring, <b>Karin Nelson</b>, <b>Thomas Sartwelle</b>, and <b>Dwight Rouse</b> ask why routine monitoring and related litigation continue to contribute to high rates of caesarean births
Medical subject headings
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cesarean Section
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Fetal Monitoring