The Regional Centralization of Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring and Its Impact on Neonatal Acidemia and the Cesarean Birth Rate

Table 4

The fetal heart rate patterns on inquiry during 8 months in period 2 ().

(1) Fetal heart rate patterns
Deceleration
Late deceleration	22
Prolonged deceleration	9
Variable deceleration	2
Baseline
Decreased variability	4
Acceleration	2
(2) Recommended clinical actions following abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
Cesarean section	11
Expeditious vaginal delivery	10
Vaginal delivery	5
Close observation	3
Dispatching doctors	1

This case was also included among the expeditious vaginal delivery cases.