BACKGROUND: To determine if the @entity2143 ( @entity2143 ) can predict @entity147 in a population of laboring @entity1 , and in subgroups of low- or high-risk @entity1 , who delivered within six hours or between six and 24 hours after @entity2143 . METHODS: The data charts of all @entity1 who delivered at Hammerfest Hospital in 1996, 1997 and 1998 were retrospectively read. If the @entity1 was admitted to the hospital because of onset of labor, was in the first stage of labor and delivered within 24 hours after admission, she was included. In the study period, 1639 gave birth and 932 were included in the study. A descriptive analysis of the population and assessment of @entity2143 's sensitivity, positive predictive value, specificity and negative predictive value at different cut-off values was done. RESULTS: In the study population 5.8% had @entity147 , and 5.3% had an operative delivery because of @entity147 . @entity2143 's sensitivity in the whole population was 0.15 and positive predictive value was 0.16. Specificity was 0.95 and positive predictive value was 0.95. In the subgroups of low- and high-risk @entity1 , who delivered within six hours or between six and 24 hours after @entity2143 , sensitivity varied between 0 and 0.36, and positive predictive value varied between 0 and 0.27. Specificity varied between 0.92 and 0.96, and negative predictive value varied between 0.89 and 0.97. CONCLUSIONS: According to these results, @entity2143 cannot be recommended as a screening test for @entity147 in labor in low-risk @entity1 . Sensitivity is too low, and there are too many false-positive tests. It is unclear if @entity2143 has benefits among high-risk @entity1 .

Labor admission test: an assessment of the test's value as screening for XXXX in labor.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'woman'] @entity2143 :: ('MESH:D048949', 'Disease') :: ['LAT', 'labor admission test'] @entity147 :: ('MESH:D005316', 'Disease') :: ['fetal distress']
@entity147 :: (MESH:D005316,Disease) :: ['fetal distress']
