Dear Carol
The Delivery Suite in which I work has a centralised EFM station with an
alert system. I asked the MUH for information and she gave me a website for
the User's Group of Obstetric Tracevue. It is
<http://www.obtracevue-ug.com> www.obtracevue-ug.com
I just visited it and doesn't seem particularly helpful, but if you email
them they may be able to give you some references/research articles
(sponsored by Hewlitt-Packard no doubt - oops, I'm getting cynical!). One
article (whose language in the title says it all) may be a starting point:
Keith, RD et al, "A multicenter comparative study of 17 experts and an
intelligent computer system for managing labor using the cardiotocogram", Br
J Obstet Gynaecol 1995, 102: 688-700.
Hope this helps and apologies for the delay in responding.
Cheers
Bec
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From: Carol Thorogood
Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2001 21:15
To: Ozmidwifery List
Subject: Re: centralised EFM.
Hi all
Yes I am still around, just ever so quiet! Does anyone have any
info or
know where I can get it or does anyone have experience with
centralised EFM
in 'delivery' suites? I need to know about the sorts of EFM where
there is
a console in the office or somewhere to which all the fetal monitors
are
linked up. Apparently the monitor 'reads' the EFM and the screen
goes red if
the trace goes off. The mid students and I have done literature
searches and
can't find anything about its efficacy. Help, please.
Carol
PS That's a loverly mat coalition website Joy.
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