Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Volume 7, Number 12, December 2015, pages 919-925


Intermittent Auscultation in Labor: Could It Be Missing Many Pathological (Late) Fetal Heart Rate Decelerations? Analytical Review and Rationale for Improvement Supported by Clinical Cases

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Figure 1.
Figure 1. The cardiotocograph (CTG) in case 1 showing recurrent pathological FHR decelerations of late onset and gradual late recovery to baseline, which were missed on intermittent auscultation (IA). CTG paper recording speed 1 cm/min.