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Fetal ‘fright‐bradycardia’ brought on by air‐raid alarm in Israel
Author(s) -
Yoles I.,
Hod M.,
Kaplan B.,
Ovadia J.
Publication year - 1993
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(93)90377-9
Subject(s) - medicine , bradycardia , fetal heart rate , fetus , alarm , raid , anesthesia , heart rate , surgery , pregnancy , blood pressure , biology , computer science , genetics , computer hardware , materials science , composite material
Three cases of severe fetal bradycardia during labor following an air‐raid alarm are described. After 2 min of severe bradycardia (less than 60 beats/min) the fetal heart rate (FHR) returned to a normal pattern. In all cases labor progressed uneventfully with an excellent fetal and maternal outcome. The cases are briefly described and possible causative mechanisms are discussed.