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. 2007 Nov 3;7:46. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-7-46

Table 3.

Nulliparous deliveries: Details of alarms and action taken

Alarm details Conclusion and Action
Phase 1:
1 – 755
Upward alarm at 755th delivery
Rate: 7 in 755 (0.93%)
Increase in rate of low Apgar scores
Look for cause and take corrective action
Continue monitoring (p0 = 0.0060, h+ = 1)
Phase 2:
756 – 1387
Upward alarm at 1387th delivery
Rate: 6 in 632 (0.95%)
Increase in rate of low Apgar scores
Look for cause and take corrective
Continue monitoring (p0 = 0.0060, h+ = 1)
Phase 3:
1388 – end
No alarms
Rate: 3 in 579 (0.52%)
Continue monitoring (p0 = 0.0060, h+ = 1)