THE RESPONSE OF THE FETAL HEART RATE TO AMNIOCENTESIS

  1. M. Ron,
  2. W. Z. Polishuk

Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00741.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 83, Issue 10, pages 768–770, October 1976

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Ron, M. and Polishuk, W. Z. (1976), THE RESPONSE OF THE FETAL HEART RATE TO AMNIOCENTESIS. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 83: 768–770. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00741.x

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hadassah University Hospital Jerusalem, Israel

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  1. Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

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Summary

Fetal heart rate monitoring during 107 amniocenteses suggested that acceleration of the fetal heart rate indicated fetal well–being. Eight out of the 19 fetuses who did not show this response (as against 2 out of the 88 others) had a low Apgar score at birth.

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