Cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation of fetal heart on admission to labour ward for assessment of fetal wellbeing

Declan Devane, Joan G Lalor, Sean Daly, William McGuire, Anna Cuthbert, Valerie Smith
2017 The Cochrane library  
The admission cardiotocograph (CTG) is a commonly used screening test consisting of a short (usually 20 minutes) recording of the fetal heart rate (FHR) and uterine activity performed on the mother's admission to the labour ward. This is an update of a review published in 2012.
doi:10.1002/14651858.cd005122.pub5 pmid:28125772 pmcid:PMC6464914 fatcat:j5gggrfftvbktlobtp2pjq3tc4