title: Fetal 'fright-bradycardia' brought on by air-raid alarm in Israel.
abstract: Three cases of severe fetal bradycardia during labor following an air-raid alarm are described. After 2 min of severe bradycardia (less than 60 beats/min) the fetal heart rate (FHR) returned to a normal pattern. In all cases labor progressed uneventfully with an excellent fetal and maternal outcome. The cases are briefly described and possible causative mechanisms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yoles
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hod
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ovadia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014857:Warfare