Birth Outcomes, Intervention Frequency, and the Disappearing Midwife—Potential Hazards of Central Fetal Monitoring: A Single Center Review

ConclusionsThis single institution's experience indicates that in birth units staffed for one‐to‐one care in labor, central fetal monitoring does not appear to be associated with either a benefit on perinatal outcomes or an increase in cesarean delivery and other interventions. However, it is associated with a reduction in the time a midwife spends with the laboring woman.
Source: Birth - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research