The onset of regular, strong, and progressive uterine contractions may result in both
mechanical (compression of the fetal head and/or umbilical cord) and hypoxic (repetitive …

Cesarean births and associated morbidity and mortality have reached near epidemic
proportions. The National Partnership for Maternal Safety under the guidance of the Council …

Background Despite intensive efforts directed at initial training in fetal heart rate
interpretation, continuing medical education, board certification/recertification, team training …

Background Despite recent advances in perinatal care, neonatal hypoxic-ischemic
encephalopathy remains one of the most common causes of neonatal morbidity and …

Increased fetal heart rate variability (FHRV) in intrapartum cardiotocographic recording has
been variably defined and poorly understood, limiting its clinical utility. Both preclinical …

Advances in medical technology do not follow a smooth process and are highly variable.
Implementation can occasionally be rapid, but often faces varying degrees of resistance …

Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring is a widely utilized means of assessment of fetal status
during labor. Whereas little evidence exists regarding efficacy, this modality continues to be …

Background The objective of our study was to evaluate the association between perinatal
asphyxia and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) with the presence of ante and …

There is a general consensus that the cesarean delivery rate in the United States is too high,
and that practice patterns of obstetricians are largely to blame for this situation. In reality, the …

Perinatal asphyxia remains one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality for term
newborns. Though access to health care and birth attendants have decreased the rate …