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ANTEPARTUM DIAGNOSIS OF THE “TERMINAL” FETAL STATE BY CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY
Author(s) -
Emmen L.,
Huisjes H. J.,
Aarnoudse J. G.,
Visser G. H. A.,
Okken A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00649.x
Subject(s) - cardiotocography , medicine , in utero , fetus , caesarean section , obstetrics , metabolic acidosis , placental insufficiency , elective caesarean section , pediatrics , pregnancy , placenta , genetics , biology
Summary Since 1969 it has been the policy of this department to perform regular cardiotocograms on all patients admitted during the antenatal period for severe hypertension, with or without proteinuria, and on those in whom poor intrauterine fetal growth was suspected. In five such patients where the fetus died in utero , beat‐to‐beat variation was reduced and late decelerations were observed. In a further twelve patients similar changes made delivery by elective Caesarean section appear advisable. Half of the infants so delivered had severe metabolic acidosis at birth.