Reliability and agreement in intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring interpretation: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring is routine in intrapartum care worldwide and one of the most common obstetrical procedures. Intrapartum FHR monitoring helps assess fetal wellbeing and interpretation of the FHR help form decisions for clinical management and intervention. It relies on the observers' subjective assessments, with variation in interpretations leading to variations in intrapartum care. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize and evaluate extant inter- and intrarater reliability research on the human interpretation of intrapartum FHR monitoring.

Material and methods

We searched for the terms "fetal heart rate monitoring," "interpretation agreement" and related concepts on Embase, Medline, Maternity and Infant Care Database and CINAHL.

SUBMITTER: Hernandez Engelhart C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10378030 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature