Apologies for cross posting.
I'm interested to know the criteria other units use for 'diagnosing' CTGs
done in the antenatal period. To explain what I mean, the NICE EFM guideline
defines what is 'normal', 'suspicious' and 'pathological', but this
guideline only relates to term pregnancies when the woman is in labour.
How do we 'diagnose' what is normal or otherwise in a CTG done, for example,
at 34 weeks? Do other units use similar criteria limits on things such as
baseline, variability etc, for these CTGS, or do you have different limits?
Does anyone know of any evidence to back up NICE's or an individual unit's
criteria for non-labouring CTGs?
Many thanks,
Belinda
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