Misdiagnosis of fetal heart rate during a twin labour. Case report.
Death of a first twin was unsuspected despite continuous fetal scalp electrode and ultrasound fetal heart rate monitoring. The electrocardiogram of the live second twin was detected via the scalp electrode attached to the dead first twin, and the coincidence of the two recordings was not appreciated.
D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D014427:Twins