Fetal heart rate monitoring practices at a public hospital in Northern Uganda - what health workers document, do and say

• Main Authors: Elizabeth Ayebare (Author), Wibke Jonas (Author), Grace Ndeezi (Author), Jolly Nankunda (Author), Claudia Hanson (Author), James K. Tumwine (Author), Anna Hjelmstedt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In Uganda, perinatal mortality is 38 per 1000 pregnancies. One-third of these deaths are due to birth asphyxia. Adequate fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring during labor may detect birth asphyxia but little is known about monitoring practices in low resource settings. Objective: To explore...