title: Scalp blood gas analysis.
abstract: The use of fetal blood sampling has been advocated widely to improve the specificity of fetal heart rate monitoring, but it remains a clinically unpopular procedure. This article considers its physiologic rationale and evidence base. It includes descriptions of the technique with suggestions for improved clinical interpretation and discusses the efficacy of fetal blood sampling with some consideration of possible alternatives.
authors.affiliation: Plymouth Perinatal Research Group, Postgraduate Medical School, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D012535:Scalp
chemical_list: D019344:Lactic Acid