British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology December 1979. Vol. 86. pp 954-958
CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF TRANSCUTANEOUS FETAL OXYGEN TENSION DURING LABOUR BY
T. WEBER AND
N. J. SECHER Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, YA, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Summary Transcutaneous scalp oxygen tension (tcPO,) was measured during labour in 40 fetuses, using a modified Clark electrode (Radiometer, Copenhagen). In 24 of the fetuses the recordings were of good quality during the second stage of labour. After delivery the acid-base status and oxygenation of the umbilical cord blood was measured. A correlation was found between the tcPO, and umbilical artery oxygen saturation (r = 0.56, p
CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF TRANSCUTANEOUS FETAL OXYGEN TENSION DURING LABOUR BY
T. WEBER AND
N. J. SECHER Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, YA, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Summary Transcutaneous scalp oxygen tension (tcPO,) was measured during labour in 40 fetuses, using a modified Clark electrode (Radiometer, Copenhagen). In 24 of the fetuses the recordings were of good quality during the second stage of labour. After delivery the acid-base status and oxygenation of the umbilical cord blood was measured. A correlation was found between the tcPO, and umbilical artery oxygen saturation (r = 0.56, p
