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The exposure group was all women who underwent intrapartum monitoring via CRFM. The unexposed group was of women who delivered at the same hospitals prior to implementation of CRFM. Pregnancies with expected NICU admissions, gestational age &lt;37 weeks, birth weight &lt;2,500\u2009g, or major fetal anomalies detected prenatally were excluded. The primary outcome was unexpected term NICU admission; secondary outcomes were cesarean and operative vaginal delivery (OVD), and 5-minute Apgar's score of &lt;7 rates. Maternal and delivery characteristics were examined with Student's t, Wilcoxon's, Chi-square, and Fisher's exact tests. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to control for potential confounders.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results\u2003There were 19,392 live births included in this analysis. In the univariable analysis, the odds of unexpected term NICU admission was lower among the CRFM exposed group compared with the unexposed group (odds ratio [OR]\u2009=\u20090.86, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.75\u20130.99; p\u2009=\u20090.038). In multivariable analysis, this did not reach statistical significance (OR\u2009=\u20090.92, 95% CI: 0.79\u20131.06; p\u2009=\u20090.24). Cesarean and OVD were less likely in the exposed group (OR\u2009=\u20090.91, 95% CI: 0.85\u20130.97; p\u2009=\u20090.008) and (OR\u2009=\u20090.70, 95% CI: 0.59\u20130.83, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), respectively, in univariable analysis. When adjusted for potential confounders, the effect remained statistically significant for cesarean delivery (OR\u2009=\u20090.92, 95% CI: 0.85\u20130.98; p\u2009=\u20090.012). When adjusted for hospital, OVD rate was lower at the highest volume and highest acuity site (OR\u2009=\u20090.48, 95% CI: 0.36\u20130.65, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion\u2003In some practice settings, utilization of a CRFM system may decrease the risk of unexpected term NICU admission, cesarean, and OVD rate.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Key Points<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0041-1727214","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,21]],"date-time":"2021-04-21T18:38:54Z","timestamp":1619030334000},"page":"297-304","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Unexpected Term Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admissions and a Potential Role for Centralized Remote Fetal Monitoring"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Jane K.","family":"Martin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Service Line, Ochsner 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