Relation of fetal blood gases and data from computer‐assisted analysis of fetal heart rate patterns in small for gestation fetuses

Abstract
Summary. Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring and computer-assisted analysis were performed immediately before cordocentesis in 25 severely small-for-gestational age fetuses. There were significant associations between FHR variation and both umbilical vein blood Po2 (r= 0–66) and pH (r=0.69). However, the wide scatter of values around the regression lines prevented accurate prediction of fetal blood gases from FHR patterns. Nevertheless, FHR variation <20 ms was always associated with severe fetal hypoxaemia and acidaemia.

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