Assessing the preference of women for different methods of monitoring the fetal heart in labour
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2009
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South African Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology
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Health & Medical Publishing Group
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University of Cape Town
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Objective. To assess which of three different methods of monitoring the fetal heart in labour was preferred by labouring women. Method. Ninety-nine women in the first stage of labour were enrolled into a prospective clinical study to compare their preference for fetal monitoring with a Pinard fetal stethoscope, an innovative wind-up Doppler ultrasound fetal heart rate monitor, and cardiotocography. Result. Significantly more women preferred the fetal heart rate monitor to the other two methods (p=0.001). Conclusion. Intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart during labour with a fetal monitor is more acceptable to labouring women than monitoring with a Pinard fetal stethoscope or a cardiotocograph.
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Mangesi, L., Hofmeyr, G. J., & Woods, D. (2009). Assessing the preference of women for different methods of monitoring the fetal heart in labour. South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 15(2).