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From: Using fetal scalp stimulation with Doppler ultrasonography to enhance intermittent auscultation in low-resource settings: a diagnostic trial from Tanzania

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Study protocol for the intermittent ausculation augmented with fetal scalp stimulation test (IA + FSST) group. FSST: Fetal scalp stimulation test. FSST Present: Greater than or equal to 15 beat per minute increase in the fetal heart above baseline noted on handheld Doppler within 1 min of scalp stimulation. FSST Absent: Less than 15 beat per minute increase in in the fetal heart above baseline noted on handheld Doppler within 1 min of scalp stimulation. IA: intermittent auscultation. NRFS: The presence of fetal tachycardia (> 160 bpm), fetal bradycardia (< 110 bpm), audible fetal decelerations, or newly present meconium

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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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