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Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1987 Oct;157(4 Pt 1):880-4.
Fetal assessment based on fetal biophysical profile scoring: experience in
19,221 referred high-risk pregnancies. II. An analysis of false-negative
fetal deaths.
Manning FA, Morrison I, Harman CR, Lange IR, Menticoglou S.
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,
Canada.
The incidence of false-negative fetal death, which is defined as stillbirth
unrelated to major anomaly or alloimmunization occurring after a last normal
fetal biophysical score, was determined in 19,221 referred high-risk
pregnancies. The calculated rate of fetal death after a last normal test was
0.726/1000 (14 deaths), which remained relatively constant despite a
progressive increase in tests and patients studied. We conclude that a
normal fetal biophysical profile score confers a high probability of
perinatal survival.
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