Monitoring of Babies' Heart Rates During Labour Using Mobile Monitors

Determining the Predictive Utility of Short-term Variation (STV) of Fetal Heart Rate (FHR) for Fetal Acidaemia, and the Feasibility of Using This for Decision Making in High-risk Women During Labour

The study has been designed as a prospective, non-randomised, single centre study to determine the predictive utility of Short Term Variation (STV) of the Fetal Heart Rate (FHR)from the intrapartum FHR data collected using the portable fetal ECG monitor (Monica AN24) in women requiring continuous monitoring during labour due to antenatal or intrapartum risk factors.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Singleton term pregnant labouring women during established labour (cervix >3cm dilated, regular uterine contractions >3:10 minutes)
• Written informed consent
• At least 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

• Preterm labouring women
• Multiple pregnancy
• Involved in another study using a device or medicinal product