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Fetal extrasystole may predict poor neonatal outcome
Author(s) -
BROWN Jake A.,
MORRISON John C.,
MAGANN Everett F.,
CEFALO Robert C.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2009.01007.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , neonatal sepsis , neonatal encephalopathy , encephalopathy , sepsis , fetal heart rate , fetal monitoring , cardiology , pregnancy , heart rate , blood pressure , genetics , biology
Extrasystoles particularly premature atrial contractions noted during labour on the fetal heart rate monitoring strip are usually thought to be benign. In pregnancies complicated by fetal infection and/or the fetal inflammatory response syndrome, there are some data that extrasystoles noted during the intrapartum period may be related to neonatal sepsis and eventual poor neonatal outcome including death or neonatal encephalopathy. Additional observations are needed to substantiate this hypothesis.