Easy way for CTG INTERPRETATION BY SCORING

Easy way for CTG INTERPRETATION BY SCORING

SCORE 0 (White) = Normal

SCORE 1 (Umber) = Suspicious (consider possible underlying causes and undertake conservative measures as indicated.)

SCORE 2 or more (Red) = consider expediting birth - 

Dr. Zuhair Adam -2024

	Characteristic	Time	Score
Contraction	Frequency	<5 contraction/10 min	0
		>5 contraction/10 min	1
	Duration	<2 min	0
		>2 min	1
Fetal heart rate	Unable to determine baseline. Increase in baseline fetal heart rate of 20 beats a minute or more from the start of labour or since the last review an hour ago	110-160 bpm	0
		100-109 bpm	1
		<100    or  >160bpm	2
Variability	<5BPM	30-50 min	1
		>50 min	2
	>25BPM	<10 min	1
		>10 min	2
	sinusoidal	sinusoidal	2
Deceleration	No decelerations, or Early decelerations, or variable decelerations with no concerning characteristics		0
	Variable decelerations with any concerning characteristics	>30 min	1
	Repetitive variable decelerations with any concerning characteristics	<30 min	1
		>30 min	2
	Repetitive late decelerations	<30 min	1
		>30 min	2
	Acute bradycardia		2
	A single prolonged deceleration	lasting 3 minutes or more	2