Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring during Labor: A Critique and a Reply to Contemporary Proponents
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Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring during Labor: A Critique and a Reply to Contemporary Proponents
A half century after continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) became the omnipresent standard of care for the vast majority of labors in the developed countries, and the cornerstone for cerebral palsy litigation, EFM advocates still do not have any scientific evidence justifying EFM use in most labors or courtrooms. Yet, these EFM proponents continue rationalizing the procedure with a rheto...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Surgery Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2378-5128,2378-5136
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632404