The physiology of fetal heart rate patterns and perinatal asphyxia

Authors
Citation
T. King et J. Parer, The physiology of fetal heart rate patterns and perinatal asphyxia, J PERINAT N, 14(3), 2000, pp. 19-39
Citations number
66
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING
ISSN journal
0893-2190 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
19 - 39
Database
ISI
SICI code
0893-2190(200012)14:3<19:TPOFHR>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The purpose of electronic fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring is the ongoing assessment of fetal oxygenation. FHR tracings are analyzed for characterist ic patterns that signify specific hypoxic or nonhypoxic events. A working k nowledge of fetal physiology and the fetal response to hypoxia can aid and refine clinical interpretation of FUR patterns during labor. This article r eviews the fetal response to decreased oxygenation, the physiology of subse quent FHR patterns and the clinical presentation of asphyxia in the newborn .