ANTEPARTUM FETAL HEART RATE MONITORING IN MULTIPLE PREGNANCY
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 87 (7) , 561-564
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1980.tb05003.x
Abstract
The assessment of fetal wellbeing in patients with multiple pregnancy by nonstressed antepartum cardiotocography is technically feasible and of clinical value. In 50 patients (101 babies) who were monitored during the antepartum period, there were five patients in whom one of a pair of twins showed a non-reactive cardiotogram. Four of these babies died (two intrauterine deaths and two neonatal deaths). All of these five babies were growth retarded at birth. The cardiotocograms from the other 96 fetuses were 'reactive' and these babies were normal. Cardiotocography seems to be a better predictor of perinatal mortality and morbidity than serial urinary oestrogens or serial biparietal diameter measurements in multiple pregnancy.Keywords
This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- UNSTRESSED ANTEPARTUM CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FETUS SUSPECTED OF GROWTH RETARDATIONBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1979
- Surface tension of amniotic fluid lipid extracts: Prediction of pulmonary maturityAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1977
- Evaluation of fetal wellbeing by antepartum fetal heart monitoring.BMJ, 1977
- An Investigation into the Automated Measurement of Urinary Oestrogens in PregnancyAnnals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 1975
- URINARY OESTRIOL EXCRETION IN TWIN PREGNANCIESBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1974
- A Growth Chart for Premature and Other InfantsArchives of Disease in Childhood, 1971