A prospective cohort study of fetal heart rate monitoring: deceleration area is predictive of fetal acidemia

• Published in: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 218; no. 5; pp. 523.e1 - 523.e12
• Main Authors: Cahill, Alison G., Tuuli, Methodius G., Stout, Molly J., López, Julia D., Macones, George A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2018
• Subjects: acidemia; Acidosis - diagnosis; Acidosis - physiopathology; Adult; Cardiotocography; Deceleration; deceleration area; electronic fetal monitoring; Female; Heart Rate, Fetal - physiology; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Labor, Obstetric; neonatal morbidity; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; term infants; Young Adult; electronic fetal monitoring; neonatal morbidity; term infants; acidemia; pregnancy; deceleration area

Intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring is the most commonly used tool in obstetrics in the United States; however, which electronic fetal monitoring patterns predict acidemia remains unclear. This study was designed to describe the frequency of patterns seen in labor using modern nomenclature, and...