Abnormal fetal heart rate tracings in patients with thick meconium staining of the amniotic fluid: Xu et al.
The article below summarizes a roundtable discussion of a study published in this issue of the Journal in light of its methodology, relevance to practice, and implications for future research. Article discussed: Xu H, Calvet M, Wei S-Q, Luo Z-C, Fraser WD. Abnormal fetal heart rate tracing patterns in patients with thick meconium staining of the amniotic fluid: association with perinatal outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;200:283.e1-283.e7. The full discussion appears at www.AJOG.org, pages e1-e4.
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Alison G
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Clinical Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
Parks
Laura
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Harper
Lorie
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Heitmann
Erica
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O'Neill
Kathleen
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D000653:Amniotic Fluid; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D008470:Meconium; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome