Scientific evidence

Olofsson, P. (2016), Belittling of a significant decline in neonatal metabolic acidosis rate achieved by STAN monitoring. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12861

Letter to the Editor – New England Journal of Medicine

Neilson JP. Fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) for fetal monitoring during labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Dec 21;12:CD000116

Blix E, Brurberg KG, Reierth E, Reinar LM, Øian P. ST waveform analysis versus cardiotocography alone for intrapartum fetal monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2016; 95:16–27.

Belfort et al. A Randomized Trial of Intrapartum Fetal ECG ST-Segment Analysis. N Engl J Med. 2015 Aug 13;373(7):632-41. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1500600.

Amer-Wahlin and Kwee. Combined cardiotocographic and ST event analysis: A review. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2015 Jun 23. pii: S1521-6934(15)00107-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2015.05.007. Epub ahead of print

Pinas and Chandraharan. Continuous cardiotocography during labour: Analysis, classification and management. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2015 Jun 25. pii: S1521-6934(15)00100-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2015.03.022. (Epub ahead of print)

Becker et al. The added predictive value of biphasic events in ST analysis of the fetal electrocardiogram for intrapartum fetal monitoring. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2015 Feb;94(2):175-82. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12548.

Sletten and Kessler. QRS abnormalities of the fetal electrocardiogram, and their implications for ST-interval analysis during labor. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2015 Oct;94(10):1128-35. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12709.