Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Intermittent auscultation (IA) of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well-being (Review)
Martis R, Emilia O, Nurdiati DS, Brown J
Intermittent auscultation (IA) of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well-being.
As intermittent EFM and Doppler were associated with higher rates of caesarean sections compared with routine Pinard monitoring, women, health practitioners and policy makers need to consider these results in the absence of evidence of short- and long-term benefits for the mother or baby.
