Crawford J W
J Perinat Med. 1986;14(6):379-83. doi: 10.1515/jpme.1986.14.6.379.
Continuous recordings with a cardiotocograph are confused with the concept of monitoring. One of the continuing problems is ensuring that recordings are properly monitored by the clinical staff. Previous simplistic attempts at producing true monitors which failed to work inhibited the development of more sophisticated approaches which modern technology now make possible. The use of computers in this field would not only reduce the monitoring load on the staff but also have advantages in data storage, data transfer and in audit. The profession has failed to demand, and the manufacturers to offer, the advantages of modern technology which could improve our level of intra-partum care.
使用胎心监护仪进行连续记录被混同于监测的概念。持续存在的问题之一是要确保临床工作人员对记录进行妥善监测。以往制造真正的监测仪但未成功的简单尝试阻碍了如今现代技术所支持的更复杂方法的发展。在这一领域使用计算机不仅会减轻工作人员的监测负担，而且在数据存储、数据传输和审计方面也具有优势。该行业未能提出要求，制造商也未提供现代技术所能带来的优势，而这些优势本可提高我们的产时护理水平。
