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“Admission Strip” increases cesarean rate by 20 percent
Continuous heart rate monitoring upon admission to a hospital (usually 20 minutes for an “admission strip” in triage) not only shows no benefit for low-risk women, but increases the cesarean rate by 20 percent, as compared to intermittent monitoring with a doppler. That’s according to a new review from the Cochrane Collaboration, published online February 15. The reviewers stated: “The findings of this review support recommendations that the admission protocol used by most hospitals not be used for women who are low risk on admission in labor. Women should be informed that the decision to comply is likely associated with an increase in the incidence of caesarean section without evidence of benefit.” Read the Cochrane Review, or analysis from Lamaze International’s blog Science and Sensibility.
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