title: Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring during cesarean section.
abstract: Fetal heart rate (FHR) response to cesarean section was studied in 65 patients. Induction of anesthesia, skin, fascial, peritoneal and bladder flap incisions were not associated with a change in FHR. Abdominal preparation was associated with FHR decelerations in 15% of cases. Myometrial incision was followed by FHR deceleration in 11% of cases. No correlation between the incision/delivery (I-D) interval and FHR changes was seen.
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001034:Apgar Score; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors