Decelerations, tachycardia, and decreased variability: have we overlooked the significance of longitudinal fetal heart rate changes for detecting intrapartum fetal hypoxia?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY. Electronic address: avintzileos@winthrop.org.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA; University of South Florida-Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.

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Anthony M Vintzileos et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;215(3):261-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.05.046.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY. Electronic address: avintzileos@winthrop.org.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA; University of South Florida-Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.

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Vintzileos AM, Smulian JC. Vintzileos AM, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Feb;216(2):195-196. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.09.091. Epub 2016 Sep 22. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017. PMID: 27667765 No abstract available.
Longitudinal fetal heart rate changes are not generally disregarded but should be supplemented by meaningful categorization of decelerations.
Sholapurkar SL. Sholapurkar SL. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Feb;216(2):194-195. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.09.092. Epub 2016 Sep 22. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017. PMID: 27667767 No abstract available.
The paper trail: is the past the future?
Levine GM. Levine GM. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Mar;216(3):331. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.10.032. Epub 2016 Oct 31. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017. PMID: 27810550 No abstract available.
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Vintzileos AM, Smulian JC. Vintzileos AM, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Mar;216(3):331-332. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.10.033. Epub 2016 Oct 31. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017. PMID: 27810553 No abstract available.