10. Antepartum Fetal Monitoring
- John T. Queenan MD2,
- Catherine Y. Spong MD3,
- Charles J. Lockwood MD4
Published Online: 4 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781119963783.ch10
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Approach, Sixth Edition
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How to Cite
Shaffer, B. L. and Parer, J. T. (2012) Antepartum Fetal Monitoring, in Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Approach, Sixth Edition (eds J. T. Queenan, C. Y. Spong and C. J. Lockwood), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781119963783.ch10
Editor Information
- 2
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
- 3
Bethesda, MD, USA
- 4
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 4 JAN 2012
- Published Print: 24 FEB 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470655764
Online ISBN: 9781119963783
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Keywords:
- antepartum fetal monitoring;
- antenatal surveillance, in preventing fetal injury, death;
- NCHS, and IUFD, death prior to birth;
- IUFD risk, and antenatal surveillance;
- fetal movement or “kick counts”;
- NST, fetal heart rate and uterine activity;
- BPP and NST, ultrasound observation of fetus;
- scoring for biophysical profile;
- CST, measure of fetal response to stress;
- Doppler velocimetry, adjunct to testing modalities
Summary
The goal of antenatal surveillance is to prevent fetal injury and death. Antenatal testing should improve long-term neurologic outcome through optimal timing of delivery while avoiding unnecessary intervention, such as cesarean or preterm delivery.