Screening for fetal well-being in a high-risk pregnant population comparing the nonstress test with umbilical artery doppler velocimetry: A randomized controlled clinical trial
Williams KP, Farquharson DF, Bebbington M, Dansereau J, Galerneau F, Wilson RD, Shaw D, Kent N. Screening for fetal well-being in a high-risk pregnant population comparing the nonstress test with umbilical artery doppler velocimetry: A randomized controlled clinical trial. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2003, 188: 1366-1371. PMID: 12748513, DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonstress testingIntrauterine growth restrictionAmniotic fluid indexFetal distressCesarean deliveryScreening testDoppler studiesGrowth restrictionDoppler testingFluid indexHigh-risk pregnant populationSystolic/diastolic ratioUmbilical artery Doppler velocimetryAntepartum fetal testingFetal assessment unitUmbilical artery DopplerDiastolic blood flowNonstress test resultsWeeks of gestationCesarean delivery rateBC Women's HospitalHigh-risk populationAdditional screening testUnpaired t-testAntepartum riskIntrapartum fetal heart rate patterns in the prediction of neonatal acidemia
Williams KP, Galerneau F. Intrapartum fetal heart rate patterns in the prediction of neonatal acidemia. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2003, 188: 820-823. PMID: 12634664, DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal heart rate patternsHeart rate patternsLate decelerationsNeonatal acidemiaAbsent variabilitySignificant acidemiaElectronic fetal heart rate patternsIntrapartum fetal heart rate patternsFetal heart rate tracingsContinuous electronic fetal monitoringFetal heart rate parametersCord gas analysisFetal heart rate monitoringHeart rate tracingsAppropriate ancillary testingRate patternsElectronic fetal monitoringHuman Development guidelinesAbnormal findingsBase deficitWeeks' gestationGestational ageHeart rate parametersVariable decelerationsNormal variability