doi: 10.1136/bmj.i6405.
Electronic fetal monitoring, cerebral palsy, and caesarean section: assumptions versus evidence
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Electronic fetal monitoring, cerebral palsy, and caesarean section: assumptions versus evidence
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Abstract
Given evidence that cerebral palsy is not reduced by electronic fetal monitoring, Karin Nelson, Thomas Sartwelle, and Dwight Rouse ask why routine monitoring and related litigation continue to contribute to high rates of caesarean births
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Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have no relevant interests to declare
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Most cases of cerebral palsy are associated with antenatal events.BMJ. 2017 Feb 16;356:j834. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j834. BMJ. 2017. PMID: 28209575 No abstract available.
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