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THE OXYTOCIN CHALLENGE TEST AND ANTEPARTUM FETAL ASSESSMENT
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12464.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 84, Issue 1, pages 39–43, January 1977
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Baskett, T. F. and Sandy, E. A. (1977), THE OXYTOCIN CHALLENGE TEST AND ANTEPARTUM FETAL ASSESSMENT. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 84: 39–43. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12464.x
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Summary
The oxytocin challenge test (OCT) was performed 537 times on 364 high-risk patients over a three-year period. It was shown that a positive test had a highly significant correlation with a worsened perinatal outcome as measured by stillbirth rate, fetal distress in labour, intrauterine growth retardation, Apgar scores and the need for neonatal resuscitation and intensive care. However, one-third of positive tests were falsely positive when tested by labour. A negative test proved reassuring for a further week of intrauterine life in 98·2 per cent of cases. The role of the OCT in antepartum fetal monitoring is discussed.