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True vs Spurious Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Accelerations on the Cardiotocograph (CTG): An Urgent Need for Caution

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  • Badriya Al Fahdi

    (Oman Specialty Board, The Royal Hospital, Oman)

  • Edwin Chandraharan

    (Director, Global Academy of Medical Education & Training, London)

Abstract

Transient increases in the fetal heart rate called “accelerations†on the cardiotocograph (CTG) trace during the intra partum period have been considered as ‘hallmarks’ of fetal wellbeing during labour. Several CTG guidelines have classified the fetal heart rate acceleration as a ‘reassuring feature†. The latest version of the Intra partum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Guidelines produced by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK states “the presence of fetal heart rate accelerations, even with reduced baseline variability, is generally a sign that the baby is healthy.

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  • Badriya Al Fahdi & Edwin Chandraharan, 2020. "True vs Spurious Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Accelerations on the Cardiotocograph (CTG): An Urgent Need for Caution," Global Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 7(5), pages 92-1002:7, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjorm:v:7:y:2020:i:5:p:92-100
    DOI: 10.19080/GJORM.2020.07.555722
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