Intrauterine fetal demise after negative oxytocin challenge tests.
The oxytocin challenge test was used to evaluate the fetoplacental unit in 572 patients over a 5-year period. Four fetuses died in utero within 7 days of a negative test. None had periodic fetal heart rate decelerations of any type. All 4 showed periodic accelerations of the fetal heart rate (FHR) in association with fetal movement. Two had baseline changes in the fetal heart rate during the oxytocin challenge test.
D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D010121:Oxytocin; D010927:Placental Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011273:Pregnancy, Prolonged
D010121:Oxytocin