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INTRAPARTUM ST ANALYSIS

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2008

HÅKAN NORÉN  and
KARL G ROSÉN
HÅKAN NORÉN
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sahlgren's University Hospital, Gothenburg.
KARL G ROSÉN*
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden.
*
KG Rosén, Karantänsgatan 13, SE 44235 Kungälv, Sweden.
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Extract

The last century has seen dramatic developments in medical care as technological advances have been applied to both diagnosis and treatment. Some areas of obstetrics have been slow to benefit from these advances – and none more so than the care of the fetus in labour.

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Research Article
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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , November 2008 , pp. 325 - 358
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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