Fetal distress, also known as non-reassuring fetal status, is a condition during pregnancy or labor in which the fetus shows signs of inadequate oxygenation...

risk of fetal distress than vaginally administered misoprostol. Vaginally administered dinoprostone is associated with an increased risk of fetal hyperstimulation...

for a fetus to die. Fetal behavior is consistent and a change in the fetus' movements or sleep-wake cycles can indicate fetal distress. A decrease or cessation...

large infant). Prolonged labour may result in maternal exhaustion, fetal distress, and other complications including obstetric fistula. Eclampsia is the...

fetal heartbeat and uterine contractions during pregnancy and labour. The machine used to perform the monitoring is called a cardiotocograph. Fetal heart...

application of oxytocin is only effective if administered on the basis of fetal distress. This treatment method only pertains to specific states of the fetus...

of pregnancies, in which the amnion and chorion fetal membranes essentially "double back" on the fetal side around the edges of the placenta. After delivery...

coagulopathy and kidney failure. Complications for the baby can include fetal distress, low birthweight, preterm delivery, and stillbirth. The cause of placental...

signs of fetal distress. Fetal heart rate is continuously monitored for slow or abnormal heart rate patterns which may indicate fetal distress during labor...

fetal distress. Some post-dates pregnancies (when they are more than 40 weeks pregnant) may also have meconium-stained amniotic fluid without fetal distress...

Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), also known as surfactant deficiency disorder (SDD), and previously called hyaline membrane disease (HMD),...

humans, the circulatory system is different before and after birth. The fetal circulation is composed of the placenta, umbilical blood vessels encapsulated...

obstetrician and anesthetists are present in delivery suite. In cases of fetal distress and major degrees (traditional grade III and IV) a caesarean section...

or augmentation, have been associated with tachysystole as well as fetal distress. The presence of uterine leiomyomas have shown to correlate with the...

or a failure to progress (obstructed labour, also known as dystocia) Fetal distress Cord prolapse Uterine rupture or an elevated risk thereof Uncontrolled...

ignored (help) Jobe AH (January 1984). "Fetal lung maturation and the respiratory distress syndrome.". Fetal Physiology and Medicine (Second ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann...

maternal fluid to the fetal fluid. The disruption then causes a buildup of hydrostatic pressures and oncotic pressures leaking the fetal fluid into the maternal...

to support piracetam's use in sickle cell crisis prevention or for fetal distress during childbirth. There is no evidence for benefit of piracetam with...

the case in intrauterine infection, unexplained vaginal bleeding and fetal distress. An H2 antagonist is usually given for anaesthesia the evening before...

left lateral decubitus position alleviates this pressure and prevents fetal distress. One area of concern related to the LA during pregnancy is pneumoperitoneum...

also be due to abruptio placentae including uterine hypertonus, fetal distress, fetal death, and rarely, hypovolemic shock (shock secondary to severe...

proteins interfering with the detection of fetal proteins, to fetal proteomic analysis of maternal blood. Entering fetal gene transcripts previously identified...

which can be "early" before 12 weeks and "late" between 12 and 21 weeks. Fetal death after 20 weeks of gestation is also known as a stillbirth. The most...

of insulin in a fetus's blood may inhibit fetal surfactant production and cause infant respiratory distress syndrome. A high blood bilirubin level may...

his right. There is also speculation that the difficult labour caused fetal distress, which deprived the future emperor of oxygen for eight to ten minutes...

the mother and may reduce the number of preterm births. Effects on fetal distress and other adverse outcomes are unlikely to be great. UDCA use is not...

premature labour when bile acids rise above 40 μmol/litre Fetal consequences include: Fetal distress Meconium ingestion Stillbirth In most cases induction...

the womb may exhibit signs of HIE or other hypoxic ischemic injury. Fetal distress being one of the most common signs of HIE or other oxygen-depriving...

extractor. Operative vaginal delivery is required in times of maternal or fetal distress to assist in childbirth as an alternative to caesarean section. Its...

more associated with increase stimulation of the uterus as well as fetal distress. Uterine hyperstimulation is effectively treated by stopping use of...