Revisiting the Value of Admission Cardiotocography in Term Pregnancies: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Admission cardiotocography (CTG) remains widely used to assess the fetal condition at the onset of labour in low-risk pregnancies, despite international guidelines recommending against its routine use and advocating intermittent auscultation (IA) instead.

Objective

To evaluate the effect of admission CTG compared with IA upon admission on maternal and neonatal outcomes in low-risk term pregnancies.

Search strategy

PubMed and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to April 2025.

Selection criteria

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing admission CTG with IA in low-risk, term pregnancies with singleton fetuses.

Data collection and analysis

Two reviewers independently screened studies, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias u

SUBMITTER: Tome M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12770071 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature