More Fetal Monitoring Debate
1 Health Group Manager, Office of Technology Assessment, Congress of the United States
2 Chief, Consolidated Surveillance and Communications Activity, Bureau of Epidemiology, Center for Disease Control
We are writing in response to "The Fetal Monitoring Debate," by Drs Hobbins et al in the June 1979 issue of Pediatrics, in which the authors comment extensively on our review "Costs and Benefits of Electronic Fetal Monitoring." That Dr Hobbins and his colleagues are strongly committed to electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) is quite evident in their response. Unfortunately, factual errors and misunderstandings appeared in their commentary, a selection of which should be called to the attention of your readers.




