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MISDIAGNOSIS OF FETAL HEART RATE DURING A TWIN LABOUR
Author(s) -
Fehrmann H.
Publication year - 1980
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.1471-0528.1980.tb04495.x
Subject(s) - scalp , conjoined twins , fetus , medicine , fetal heart rate , heart rate , ultrasound , fetal heart , cardiology , obstetrics , anatomy , pregnancy , blood pressure , radiology , biology , genetics
Summary Death of a first twin was unsuspected despite continuous fetal scalp electrode and ultrasound fetal heart rate monitoring. The electrocardiogram of the live second twin was detected via the scalp electrode attached to the dead first twin, and the coincidence of the two recordings was not appreciated.