Advantages, Disadvantages, and Risks
Advantages:
Allows for early detection of common labor complications
Disadvantages:
Restricts patient mobility
False-positive results may occur, particularly in low-risk pregnancies, which may lead to unnecessary interventions
Risks:
Cord prolapse, endometritis, chorioamnionitis, and fetal injury/infection
Bleeding from disruption of placenta implantation
Vasa previa, abruption, uterine rupture