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Fetal heart deceleration

MedGen UID:
452519
•Concept ID:
C0429480
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Finding
Synonyms: Fetal Heart Deceleration; Fetal Heart Rate Deceleration; Foetal heart deceleration
SNOMED CT: Foetal heart deceleration (251673004); Fetal heart deceleration (251673004)

Definition

A decrease in the fetal heart rate that has a duration of less than 10 minutes. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Optimizing the management of acute, prolonged decelerations and fetal bradycardia based on the understanding of fetal pathophysiology.
Chandraharan E, Ghi T, Fieni S, Jia YJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Jun;228(6):645-656. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.014. PMID: 37270260
Umbilical cord prolapse: revisiting its definition and management.
Wong L, Kwan AHW, Lau SL, Sin WTA, Leung TY
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021 Oct;225(4):357-366. Epub 2021 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.06.077. PMID: 34181893
Management of the Category II Fetal Heart Rate Tracing.
Eller AG, Esplin MS
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2020 Sep;63(3):659-667. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000551. PMID: 32649322

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prophylactic versus therapeutic amnioinfusion for oligohydramnios in labour.
Novikova N, Hofmeyr GJ, Essilfie-Appiah G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Sep 12;2012(9):CD000176. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000176.pub2. PMID: 22972040Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Fetal heart deceleration patterns in relation to asphyxia and weight-gestational age percentile of the fetus.
Low JA, Pancham SR, Worthington D
Obstet Gynecol 1976 Jan;47(1):14-20. PMID: 1246384

Therapy

The utilization of transperineal ultrasound following fetal heart deceleration after epidural analgesia: a case report.
Feng S, Gu J
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022 Nov 24;22(1):873. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05197-7. PMID: 36424553Free PMC Article
Prophylactic versus therapeutic amnioinfusion for oligohydramnios in labour.
Novikova N, Hofmeyr GJ, Essilfie-Appiah G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Sep 12;2012(9):CD000176. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000176.pub2. PMID: 22972040Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Prophylactic versus therapeutic amnioinfusion for oligohydramnios in labour.
Novikova N, Hofmeyr GJ, Essilfie-Appiah G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Sep 12;2012(9):CD000176. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000176.pub2. PMID: 22972040Free PMC Article

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