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

Table 2 Outcomes for groups based on monitoring method

Variable	IA^a		IA+ FSST^b
Variable	%	N	%	N	p-value
Spontaneous vaginal delivery	77%	193	77%	221	0.967
Cesarean delivery	21%	54	20%	57	0.639
Vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery	2%	5	4%	10	0.294
Asphyxia	1%	2	0%	0
pH < 7.2^c	20%	51	15%	39	0.070
pH < 7.1	13%	33	11%	29	0.597
pH < 7.0	6%	16	4%	10	0.236

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