November 23, 2006
Fetal Blood Monitoring Is Pointless?
The OxiFirst Fetal Oxygen Saturation Monitoring System, a test which checks how much oxygen is in fetal blood before delivery, was found to have no impact on whether a C-section was needed, neither did it have any bearing in the health of the newborn baby, say researchers from the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Maternal/Fetal Medicine Units Network. The researchers concluded there are no compelling reasons to use this new technology.
You can read about this study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
To read complete article: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=57445
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