Physiologic Basis of Fetal Monitoring
Physiologic Basis of Fetal Monitoring Clinical fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring is an ongoing observation of human fetal physiology. The question being asked by the clinician is: What is the…
Umbilical Cord Blood Gases to Assess Fetal Condition at Birth
Umbilical Cord Blood Gases to Assess Fetal Condition at Birth The assessment of the fetal condition at birth had traditionally been restricted to the Apgar score. It is interesting to…
Intrauterine Hypoxia and Other Causes of Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy
Intrauterine Hypoxia and Other Causes of Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy Electronic fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring has been extensively studied with respect to the effects of hypoxemia on the…
History of Fetal Monitoring
History of Fetal Monitoring Dt is somewhat surprising that something as potentially accessible as the fetal heart was neither heard nor described until the 17th century when Phillipe LeGaust first…
