Comparison of the predictive ability for perinatal acidemia in neonates between the NICHD 3-tier FHR system combined with clinical risk factors and the fetal reserve index.

Ninlapa PruksanusakNatthicha ChainarongSiriwan BoripanAlan Geater

Published in: PloS one (2022)

The NICHD 3-tier FHR categories I or II combined with selected risk factors can improve the predictive ability of perinatal acidemia in neonates compared with the NICHD 3-tier system alone or the FRI.

Keyphrases

risk factors
pregnant women
low birth weight
preterm infants
preterm birth