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. 1991 Aug;165(2):272-6; discussion 276-7.
doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(91)90078-6.

Appropriateness of intrapartum fetal heart rate management and risk of cerebral palsy

P J Melone  1 , J M Ernest, M D O'Shea Jr, K L Klinepeter
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Appropriateness of intrapartum fetal heart rate management and risk of cerebral palsy

P J Melone et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1991 Aug.

Abstract

Cerebral palsy affects 2 in 1000 infants in the United States, and the intrapartum period is frequently scrutinized as the etiologic source. In a matched group of 49 infants with cerebral palsy at 1 year of age and 49 controls, no difference in the incidence of inappropriate intrapartum fetal heart rate pattern management was detected. This supports the conclusions of others that the intrapartum period is an infrequent source of cerebral palsy.

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  • Preterm versus term asphyxia.
    Scheller JM. Scheller JM. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Nov;167(5):1481. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(11)91743-8. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1992. PMID: 1443008 No abstract available.