Cesarean delivery for nonreassuring fetal heart rate tracing.
An understanding of cesarean delivery for nonreassuring fetal heart rate tracing is important for several reasons. This article describes the prevalence of cesarean for nonreassuring fetal heart rate tracing and risk factors, indicates what type of fetal heart rate tracing abnormalities prompts cesarean delivery, reiterates the intrauterine resuscitation that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines, and suggests steps clinicians should undertake to minimize legal liability.
Hendrix
Nancy W
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Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Regional Women's Health Care, Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, 853 North Church Street, Suite 610, Spartanburg, SC 29303, USA.
Chauhan
Suneet P
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D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy