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. 1979 Jun;25:725–730.

The Prenatal Assessment of Fetal Health

J Parboosingh, J Mousseau, J Deacon
PMCID: PMC2383014  PMID: 21297709

Abstract

This article reviews the objectives, indications and methods currently used to assess fetal health in pregnancies at risk of fetoplacental dysfunction. The graphic display of clinical data encourages the physician to recognize deviations from the norm and assists in the selection of patients for assessment by the more sophisticated tests of fetoplacental function.

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