Bayes Theorem and Protopathic Bias: Methodological Concerns When Addressing the Impact of Fetal Heart Rate Patterns on the Cesarean Section Rate

• Hoofdauteurs: Jacques Balayla (Auteur), Ariane Lasry (Auteur), Yaron Gil (Auteur), Alexander Volodarsky-Perel (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Onderwerpen: article
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Over the last 30 years, the caesarean section rate has reached global epidemic proportions. This trend is driven by multiple factors, an important one of which is the use and inconsistent interpretation of the electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) system. Despite its introduction in the 1960s, the EFM h...