Fetal Bradycardia in Response to Maternal Hypothermia

BACKGROUND: Fetal tachycardia can occur with maternal fever (hyperthermia); therefore, a low maternal temperature (hypothermia) might produce fetal bradycardia.

CASES: Five cases of fetal bradycardia are presented in gestations complicated by maternal hypothermia. The fetal heart rate (FHR) tracings demonstrated stable baselines of 88-96 beats per minute with moderate variability and accelerations. All baselines returned to normal after maternal warming measures.

CONCLUSION: A possible cause for fetal bradycardia with a stable baseline and moderate variability is maternal hypothermia, a pattern not indicative of fetal hypoxia. Delivery is not indicated, and maternal warming results in FHR baseline normalization.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:135

Enthalten in:

Obstetrics and gynecology - 135(2020), 6 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 1454-1456

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Spires, Benjamin P [VerfasserIn]
Towers, Craig V [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 25.11.2020

Date Revised 08.01.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/AOG.0000000000003867

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310413966