TY - JOUR
T1 - Cervical dilatation and grade of doctor affects the interval between decision and result of fetal scalp blood sampling in labour.
AU - Rimmer, Stephanie
AU - Roberts, Stephen A
AU - Heazell, Alexander E P
PY - 2015/10/20
Y1 - 2015/10/20
N2 - Fetal scalp blood sampling (FSBS) is used to provide information regarding fetal acid-base status during labour. This study assessed the interval between the decision to perform the procedure and obtaining the result and evaluated whether it is affected by cervical dilatation or the experience of the doctor. The median time for FSBS was 10 min. When cervical dilatation was ≤4 cm samples took approximately 30% longer to obtain. After adjustment for dilation, there were no significant differences between different grades of doctors. FSBS is shorter than previously reported; clinicians should be aware that procedures in early labour take longer to complete.
AB - Fetal scalp blood sampling (FSBS) is used to provide information regarding fetal acid-base status during labour. This study assessed the interval between the decision to perform the procedure and obtaining the result and evaluated whether it is affected by cervical dilatation or the experience of the doctor. The median time for FSBS was 10 min. When cervical dilatation was ≤4 cm samples took approximately 30% longer to obtain. After adjustment for dilation, there were no significant differences between different grades of doctors. FSBS is shorter than previously reported; clinicians should be aware that procedures in early labour take longer to complete.
KW - Fetal acidaemia
KW - fetal blood sampling
KW - fetal scalp sampling
KW - intrapartum asphyxia
KW - intrapartum fetal monitoring
KW - perinatal asphyxia
U2 - 10.3109/14767058.2015.1099157
DO - 10.3109/14767058.2015.1099157
M3 - Article
C2 - 26399279
SN - 1476-4954
JO - The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
JF - The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
ER -