Screening for fetal well-being in a high-risk pregnant population comparing the nonstress test with umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry: a randomized controlled�…
KP Williams, DF Farquharson, M Bebbington…�- American journal of�…, 2003 - Elsevier
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of two different modes of
antepartum fetal testing to screen for the presence of peripartum morbidity, as measured by
the cesarean delivery rate for fetal distress in labor. Study Design: Over a 36-month period,
all patients who were referred to the Fetal Assessment Unit at BC Women's Hospital
because of a perceived increased fetal antepartum risk at a gestational age of≥ 32 weeks of
gestation were approached to participate in this study. Fetal surveillance of these women�…
antepartum fetal testing to screen for the presence of peripartum morbidity, as measured by
the cesarean delivery rate for fetal distress in labor. Study Design: Over a 36-month period,
all patients who were referred to the Fetal Assessment Unit at BC Women's Hospital
because of a perceived increased fetal antepartum risk at a gestational age of≥ 32 weeks of
gestation were approached to participate in this study. Fetal surveillance of these women�…