Table 5.
Standards | Percentage of fulfilled criteria in diagnosis | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline audit (n = 248) | Re audit (n = 251) | p-value | |||
M | % | M | % | ||
Fulfilled ≥1 major and ≥1 minor | 0 | 51.6 | 0 | 68.1 | <0.001 |
Fulfilled major criteria | |||||
Recorded abnormal FHR* <100/>180 | 11 | 34.7 | 33 | 36.7 | 0.65 |
Recorded irregular FHBs* | 25 | 61.7 | 38 | 68.5 | 0.11 |
Fulfilled minor criteria | |||||
Recorded reduced foetal movements | 0 | 32.7 | 0 | 31.5 | 0.78 |
Recorded presence of fresh meconium-stained liquor | 90 | 35.4 | 20 | 31.5 | 0.34 |
Re assessment of abnormal FHB* after immediate care | 122 | 31.5 | 43 | 50.2 | <0.001 |
Student’s t-test for test of difference between baseline and re-audit (M = Missing)
*FHR Foetal heart rate, FHBs Foetal heart beats, FHB Foetal heart beat