Scientific evidence

Visser and Kessler. It is time to introduce ST analysis for fetal monitoring in the labor ward. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2014; 93:539-543.

Olofsson et al. A critical appraisal of the evidence for using cardiotocography plus ECG ST interval analysis for fetal surveillance in labor. Part II: the meta-analyses. ACTA Obstet Gynecol Scand 2014; 93:571-586.

A critical appraisal of the evidence for using cardiotocography plus ECG ST interval analysis for fetal surveillance in labor. Part I: the randomized controlled trials. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2014; 93:556-569.

Kessler et al. Intrapartum monitoring with cardiotocography and ST wave form analysis in breech position: an observational study. BJOG 2014. DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12989

Kessler et al. Delay in intervention increases neonatal morbidity in births monitored with cardiotocography and ST-waveform analysis. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2013 Nov 19. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12304. Epub ahead of print.

Schuit et al. Effectiveness of electronic fetal monitoring with additional ST‐analysis in vertex singleton pregnancies beyond 36 weeks of gestation: an individual participant data meta‐analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013;208:187.e1-13.

Kessler et al. Intrapartum monitoring of high‐risk deliveries with ST analysis of the fetal electrocardiogram: an observational study of 6010 deliveries. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand.2013;92:75–84

Salmelin et al. Fetal monitoring with computerised ST analysis during labor: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2012 Sep 19. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2012.12009.x. Epub ahead of print.

Nurani et al. Misidentification of maternal heart rate as fetal on cardiotocography (CTG) during the second stage of labor: the role of the fetal ECG. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2012 Aug 11. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2012.01511.x. Epub ahead of print.