{"title":"Antenatal assessment of fetal well-being","authors":"Sumana Narain, Alec McEwan","doi":"10.1016/j.ogrm.2023.05.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Assessment of fetal well-being is one of the key aims of obstetric care<span>. This article reviews various tools and interventions that are currently available to assess fetal well-being, including the ongoing assessment of risk factors (leading to the triaging of women into appropriate pathways of care) through to the assessment of fetal well-being with the computerised CTG<span>. Included is a brief overview of screening, symphysis fundal height<span> measurements, growth and Doppler scanning, and perception of fetal movements. A good history, clinical assessment, and appropriate use and interpretation of investigations form a holistic approach for assessment of fetal well-being.</span></span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":53410,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175172142300074X","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Assessment of fetal well-being is one of the key aims of obstetric care. This article reviews various tools and interventions that are currently available to assess fetal well-being, including the ongoing assessment of risk factors (leading to the triaging of women into appropriate pathways of care) through to the assessment of fetal well-being with the computerised CTG. Included is a brief overview of screening, symphysis fundal height measurements, growth and Doppler scanning, and perception of fetal movements. A good history, clinical assessment, and appropriate use and interpretation of investigations form a holistic approach for assessment of fetal well-being.
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Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine is an authoritative and comprehensive resource that provides all obstetricians, gynaecologists and specialists in reproductive medicine with up-to-date reviews on all aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology. Over a 3-year cycle of 36 issues, the emphasis of the journal is on the clear and concise presentation of information of direct clinical relevance to specialists in the field and candidates studying for MRCOG Part II. Each issue contains review articles on obstetric and gynaecological topics. The journal is invaluable for obstetricians, gynaecologists and reproductive medicine specialists, in their role as trainers of MRCOG candidates and in keeping up to date across the broad span of the subject area.