Is end‐stage deceleration of the fetal heart ominous?
- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 89 (3) , 186-189
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1982.tb03610.x
Abstract
End-stage deceleration (ESD), defined as deep and sustained fetal bradycardia, during the 2nd stage of labor was observed in 55 patients. Fetal well-being and neonatal outcome were assessed with fetal scalp pH, umbilical vein pH and 1-min Apgar score values. Only 6 infants with pathological fetal heart rate patterns before ESD had a 1-min Apgar score of < 7 and an acidotic umbilical vein pH. The remaining 49 babies were born in excellent condition although, when ESD persisted for > 15 min, umbilical vein pH decreased.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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