NEONATAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN RELATION TO CARDIOTOCOGRAPHIC CHANGES
- 1 March 1978
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 85 (3) , 165-170
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10475.x
Abstract
Electrocardiograms (ECG) were made immediately after delivery in 28 infants with normal cardiotocographic patterns in labour and in 29 with abnormal patterns. Changes in the S-T segment and T-wave were quantified in a scoring system. High and peaked T-waves (high T/QRS-ratios) were significantly more common in the group with abnormal cardiotocographic patterns. The infants with ECG-changes also had significantly lower Apgar scores and more neonatal complications. The immediate postpartum ECG seems to be a useful indication of the accumulated hypoxic stress to which the child has been subjected in labour.Keywords
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