Understanding cardiotocographic patterns associated with intrapartum fetal hypoxia and neurologic injury

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 509-536

  Ugwumadu, Austin ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiotocograph; fetal heart rate monitoring; intrapartum hypoxic ischaemic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS HYPOXIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LABOR; LAW SUIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPH; FETAL HEART RATE MONITORING; INTRAPARTUM HYPOXIC ISCHAEMIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 84880035392     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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