Table 5. Fetus monitoring.

RCOG: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; JOGC: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

	British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE), endorsed by RCOG	Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)	Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOCG) (editorial in JOGC)	Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français (CNGOF)
Fetal heart monitoring	Βefore and after surgery to confirm fetal wellbeing	Pre and postoperatively in a fetus considered viable	Unclear whether continuous fetal monitoring is needed when operating on a woman with a viable fetus	Not mentioned