A false negative oxytocin challenge test.
A negative oxytocin challenge test has been considered a very reassuring finding in managing pregnancies in which the fetus is at risk from uteroplacental insufficency. In the case described here a fetal death in utero occurred 4 days after a negative oxytocin challenge test in a Class D diabetic patient, but in that period of time the patient's metabolic status deteriorated. A negative oxytocin challenge test does not protect the fetus from a subsequent acute event such as abruptio placentae, a cord accident, or diabetic ketoacidosis.
D000328:Adult; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010121:Oxytocin; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000150:complications
D010121:Oxytocin