Event type | Number of cases (% of all 47 cases) | Recommendation to verify fetal life by alternate means prior to cardiotocography (% of cases of that event type) | Recommendation to use signal ambiguity detection technology (% of cases of that event type) | Recommendation to improve response to alarms from signal ambiguity detection technology (% of cases of that event type) | Total cases with recommendation to verify fetal life by alternate means prior to cardiotocography, use signal ambiguity detection technology, or respond to alarms from such technology. (% of case of that event type) |
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Antepartum fetal death | 14 (30%) | 9 (60%) | 6 (40%) | 1 (7%) | 9 (60%) |
Cannot distinguish antepartum from intrapartum fetal death | 17 (36%) | 5 (29%) | 4 (24%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (35%) |
Cannot distinguish between antepartum fetal death, intrapartum fetal death, or neonatal death | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) |
Intrapartum fetal death | 3 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (33%) | 2 (67%) | 2 (67%) |
Cannot distinguish intrapartum fetal death from neonatal death | 3 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (33%) | 3 (100%) | 3 (100%) |
Neonatal death | 8 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (25%) | 3 (38%) | 4 (50%) |
Total | 47 | 14 (29%) | 14 (29%) | 10 (20%) | 25 (53%) |