Admission Cardiotocography in High Risk Pregnancies

Admission cardiotocography as a screening test in high risk pregnancies and its co-relation with peri-natal outcome

Background: Birth asphyxia which results due to deprivation of oxygen to the foetus during the birth process is still the leading cause of perinatal death. So the labour should be monitored by an effective method. Electronic foetal monitoring is quite promising in this regard. The present study was done to project the effectiveness of cardiotocography (CTG) at admission to labour room in high r...

Perinatal Outcome by Admission Cardiotocography in Low Risk Obstetric Population

Abstract: The labor admission test is a very useful screening test in early labor to detect compromised fetus on admission. It is used to select the woman in need of continuous fetal electronic monitoring during labor. It is a dynamic screening test to study fetal oxygenation at the time of admission of the mother in labor room. The labor admission test is a very useful screening test in early ...

Admission cardiotocography: Its role in predicting foetal outcome in high-risk obstetric patients.

BACKGROUND Routine and continuous electronic monitoring of foetal heart rate (FHR) in labour has become an established obstetric practice in high-risk pregnancies in industrialised countries. However, the same may not be possible in non-industrialised countries where antenatal care is inadequate with a large number of high-risk pregnancies being delivered in crowded settings and inadequate heal...

Onm-13: Prenatal Care in High-Risk Pregnancies

Prenatal care is more than just health care in pregnancy. For the vast majority of women, pregnancy follows a routine course. Some women, however, have medical difficulties related to their health or the health of their baby. These women experience what is called a high-risk pregnancy. A pregnancy may be considered high-risk for a variety of reasons. Some of these include: diabetes, preeclampsi...

Pnm-4: Nursing Care in High Risk Pregnancies