TABLE 4. Dublin randomized controlled trial of intrapartum heart rate monitoring.
| Cesarean sections and instrumental deliveries |
Monitoring n (%) |
Auscultation n (%) |
P Value |
| Cesarean sections: indications | |||
| Stopped progression | 84 (1.3) | 88 (1.3) | |
| Fetal distress | 25 (0.4) | 10 (0.2) | |
| Others | 49 (0.7) | 46 (0.7) | |
| Total | 158 (2.4) | 144 (2.2) | NS |
| Forceps: indications | |||
| Expulsory problem | 323 (5.0) | 313 (4.8) | |
| Fetal distress | 190 (2.0) | 75 (1.2) | |
| Others | 15 (0.2) | 19 (0.3) | |
| Total | 528 (8.2) | 407 (6.3) | 0.0001 |
Source: MacDonald et al. (10).