[The significance of continuous fetal monitoring for further lowering of perinatal morbidity. Pilot study].
By means of a pilot study we tried to calculate the perinatal morbidity after continuous fetal monitoring. From 810 electronical and biochemical monitored high-risk babies in the period from 1971 to 1973 we checked and/or have investigated 685 risk-newborns. Thereby 87 (=12,7%) were premature newborns. From this 685 risk-newborns 14 (=2,04%) appeared conspicuous. Only by 7 of them (=1,02%) we found mental and/or physical retardation. 2 of this children have a cerebral palsy. Causes of retardation with and without cerebral palsy we could lead back in the perinatal period. The causes are discussed. We point to the urgency of comprehensive follow-up studies.
D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014427:Twins
Die Bedeutung der continuous fetal monitoring fur die weitere Senkung der perinatalen Morbiditat