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Chapter 9 - Antepartum Fetal Monitoring

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2021

By
Jimmy Espinoza
Edited by
Olutoyin A. Olutoye
Olutoyin A. Olutoye
Affiliation:
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Illinois
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Summary

Prenatal fetal monitoring allows for the detection of abnormal physiologic conditions in the fetus. The different available methods can detect abnormalities in utero-placental perfusion, as well as physiologic changes during and after in-utero fetal surgery. Basic antepartum fetal monitoring in viable fetuses has advanced over the years and now involves not only the nonstress test but more advanced methods which also take into account the ultrasound findings. Comprehension of the different fetal heart rate tracings allow for rapid intervention where necessary. Unfortunately, while many modes of surveillance exist, no single method can accurately identify a fetus that will progress to being stillbirth.

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nonstress testsurveillancefetusbiophysical profileultrasoundamniotic fluid indexdeep vertical pockettracinghypoxiaacidosis
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Anesthesia for Maternal-Fetal Surgery
Concepts and Clinical Practice
 , pp. 119 - 136
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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