title: Extrasystoles in the fetal CTG during labour might be a first sign of fetal-neonatal sepsis.
abstract: A case of extrasystoles in the fetal electrocardiogram during labour is presented as a possible early sign of fetal-neonatal sepsis. Colleagues are invited to respond similar experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: van Kordelaar
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nijdam
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Eskes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005117:Cardiac Complexes, Premature / Q000196:embryology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae