title: Abnormal fetal heart rate tracings in patients with thick meconium staining of the amniotic fluid: Xu et al.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Alison G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Cahill
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parks
authors.forename: Lorie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heitmann
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D008470:Meconium; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome