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Fetal heart rate changes following external cephalic version under tocolysis near term
Author(s) -
Rabinovici J.,
Barkai G.,
Shalev J.,
Mashiach S.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(87)90286-4
Subject(s) - medicine , external cephalic version , term (time) , fetus , fetal heart rate , obstetrics , heart rate , anesthesia , pregnancy , breech presentation , blood pressure , physics , quantum mechanics , genetics , biology
Fifty eight gravidas near‐term underwent external cephalic version using tocolytic treatment and continuous fetal monitoring by cardiotocograph and real‐time ultrasound. No unfavorable maternal or fetal effects were recorded. Fetal heart rates showed a significant decline at 10 and 30 min after the procedure with complete recovery at 1 h after external version, but no pathologic tracing was recorded. No uniform heart rate patterns due to external cephalic version could be found.