Fetal heart rate monitoring casebook. Checkmark fetal heart rate pattern and normal neonatal outcome.
BACKGROUND
A checkmark pattern of the fetal heart rate (FHR) had been seen in association with hypoxia in human and animal fetuses.


METHODS
We report a checkmark pattern in a fetus of a 26-year-old primigravida who underwent induction of labor at term. Scalp pH was 7.32. Comprehensive ultrasound examination revealed normal results. The neonate was born in satisfactory condition. Apgar scores were 7 and 10 at 1 at 5 minutes of life, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
Checkmark FHR pattern may be a benign finding; however, if it is detected, it should be closely monitored.
Petrikovsky
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Shore University Hospital, New York University School of Medicine, Manhasset 10030, USA.
Linder
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Schneider
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007751:Labor, Induced; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal