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Maternal ECG recorded by internal monitoring closely mimicking fetal heart rate in a recent fetal death
Author(s) -
Herman A.,
RonEl R.,
Arieli S.,
Schreyer P.,
Caspi E.
Publication year - 1990
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(90)90013-b
Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , fetal heart rate , cardiology , heart rate , fetal heart , pregnancy , obstetrics , blood pressure , genetics , biology
A case of intrapartum fetal death in which the maternal heart rate was recorded by internal fetal monitoring is presented. The electrical activity of the maternal heart was transmitted via the fetal body and the recording mimicked a “normal” fetal heart rate (FHR). The patient was referred because of sudden abdominal pain and bleeding; doppler fetal heart tones were not heard. Because internal monitoring was synchronous with the maternal pulse, ultrasonography was performed and established the diagnosis of fetal demise. Awareness and usage of simple modalities are mandatory for proper diagnosis in such cases.