Fetal assessment: do newer technologies offer better assessment and outcomes?
OBJECTIVE
The present manuscript reviews recent data on fetal intrapartum surveillance with special attention to new technologies.


RESULTS
Continuous fetal heart-rate monitoring, fetal blood sampling, intrapartum stimulation tests, fetal pulse oximetry and fetal electrocardiography will be reviewed.


CONCLUSIONS
From the available data it appears that to date the analysis of the sinus tachycardia segment of the fetal electrocardiography used in conjunction with continuous fetal heart-rate monitoring is the method of choice.
Van de Velde
Marc
M
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. marc.vandevelde@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
Pexsters
Anne
A
Hanssens
Myriam
M