Present appointment: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Centrallasarettet, Borås, Sweden.
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NEONATAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN RELATION TO CARDIOTOCOGRAPHIC CHANGES
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10475.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 3, pages 165–170, March 1978
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Hökegård, K.-H., Karlsson, K., Lilja, H. and Rosén, K. G. (1978), NEONATAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN RELATION TO CARDIOTOCOGRAPHIC CHANGES. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 165–170. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10475.x
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Summary
Electrocardiograms (ECG) were made immediately after delivery in 28 infants with normal cardiotocographic patterns in labour and in 29 with abnormal patterns. Changes in the S-T segment and T-wave were quantified in a scoring system. High and peaked T-waves (high T/QRS-ratios) were significantly more common in the group with abnormal cardiotocographic patterns. The infants with ECG-changes also had significantly lower Apgar scores and more neonatal complications. The immediate postpartum ECG seems to be a useful indication of the accumulated hypoxic stress to which the child has been subjected in labour.