Influences on safety of intrapartum electronic fetal heart rate monitoring practices: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Suboptimal intrapartum electronic fetal heart rate monitoring using cardiotocography has remained a persistent problem (EFM-CTG). We aimed to identify the range of influences on the safety of using EFM-CTG in practice.

Design

Scoping review to identify influences related to the practice of intrapartum EFM.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, British Nursing Index, Cochrane Library, from 1 January 2001 to 25 August 2024, and grey literature.

Eligibility criteria

Articles that reported potential influences on the clinical practice of intrapartum EFM-CTG in hospital-based intrapartum maternity care settings, including primary studies, secondary analyses, reviews, reports, conference abstracts and investigations relevant to mate

SUBMITTER: Kelly S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11667265 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature