Fetal tachycardia and maternal pyrexia during labour.
Fifty-two cases of fetal tachycardia during labour were investigated. Nine of these cases (17%) were possibly attributable to maternal pyrexia. In most, fetal tachycardia preceded the rise in maternal body temperature. Fetal tachycardia can be an early indication of intra-uterine infection.
D000328:Adult; D001034:Apgar Score; D001724:Birth Weight; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007747:Labor Stage, First; D007751:Labor, Induced; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013997:Time Factors