Decelerations, tachycardia, and decreased variability: have we overlooked the significance of longitudinal fetal heart rate changes for detecting intrapartum fetal hypoxia?

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Sep;215(3):261-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.05.046.

Authors

Anthony M Vintzileos¹, John C Smulian²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY. Electronic address: avintzileos@winthrop.org.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA; University of South Florida-Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.

PMID: 27568857
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.05.046

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Female
Fetal Heart / physiology
Fetal Hypoxia / physiopathology*
Fetal Monitoring / methods*
Heart Rate, Fetal / physiology*
Humans
Pregnancy