{"title":"Antenatal and intrapartum assessment of the fetus","authors":"Zara Cotton, Zoe Thurlwell","doi":"10.1016/j.mpaic.2025.02.012","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Stillbirth is a devastating pregnancy outcome for families. Antenatal and intrapartum surveillance has evolved to ensure accurate and regular risk assessments are conducted to allow earlier detection of adverse outcomes without introducing unnecessary interventions. In this article, we outline the latest national guidelines regarding antenatal and intrapartum surveillance in the UK and their implementation into clinical practice. Through discussing latest developments in evidence-based interventions, we explore how clinicians are striving to continue to optimize maternal care practices and work towards the continued reduction in stillbirth rates.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45856,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","volume":"26 6","pages":"Pages 321-326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1472029925000396","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ANESTHESIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Stillbirth is a devastating pregnancy outcome for families. Antenatal and intrapartum surveillance has evolved to ensure accurate and regular risk assessments are conducted to allow earlier detection of adverse outcomes without introducing unnecessary interventions. In this article, we outline the latest national guidelines regarding antenatal and intrapartum surveillance in the UK and their implementation into clinical practice. Through discussing latest developments in evidence-based interventions, we explore how clinicians are striving to continue to optimize maternal care practices and work towards the continued reduction in stillbirth rates.
期刊介绍:
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, an invaluable source of up-to-date information, with the curriculum of both the Primary and Final FRCA examinations covered over a three-year cycle. Published monthly this ever-updating text book will be an invaluable source for both trainee and experienced anaesthetists. The enthusiastic editorial board, under the guidance of two eminent and experienced series editors, ensures Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine covers all the key topics in a comprehensive and authoritative manner. Articles now include learning objectives and eash issue features MCQs, facilitating self-directed learning and enabling readers at all levels to test their knowledge. Each issue is divided between basic scientific and clinical sections. The basic science articles include anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, physics and clinical measurement, while the clinical sections cover anaesthetic agents and techniques, assessment and perioperative management. Further sections cover audit, trials, statistics, ethical and legal medicine, and the management of acute and chronic pain.