%0 Journal Article %1 Beller1994 %A Beller, F. K. %D 1994 %J Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd %K Asphyxia Neonatorum; Brain Damage, Chronic; Cerebral Palsy; Female; Fetal Monitoring; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Pregnancy; Risk Factors %N 4 %P 194--195 %T The "cerebral palsy story": a misunderstanding and its sequelae %V 54 %X Applying unproven medical technology to poorly understood fetal physiology resulted in a costly catastrophic mistake. Assumptions and false analogous conclusions led to the expectation that prevention of "fetal distress" could prevent brain damage. Hopefully the story of this mistake will be a warning for unproven medical technology.

@article{Beller1994, abstract = {Applying unproven medical technology to poorly understood fetal physiology resulted in a costly catastrophic mistake. Assumptions and false analogous conclusions led to the expectation that prevention of "fetal distress" could prevent brain damage. Hopefully the story of this mistake will be a warning for unproven medical technology.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T17:55:53.000+0200}, author = {Beller, F. K.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e193881e7fb4486cb908c61b304df9f1/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {b344f8d5a653eaf9e98a0ccd10b728ac}, intrahash = {e193881e7fb4486cb908c61b304df9f1}, journal = {Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd}, keywords = {Asphyxia Neonatorum; Brain Damage, Chronic; Cerebral Palsy; Female; Fetal Monitoring; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Pregnancy; Risk Factors}, month = Apr, number = 4, pages = {194--195}, pmid = {8013853}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T18:04:23.000+0200}, title = {[The "cerebral palsy story": a misunderstanding and its sequelae]}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 54, year = 1994 }