Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) is a popular technology used to establish fetal well-being. Despite its widespread use, the terminology used to describe patterns seen on the monitor has not been consistent until recently. In 1997, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Research Planning Workshop published guidelines for interpretation of fetal tracings. This publication was the culmination of 2 years of work by a panel of experts in the field of fetal monitoring and was endorsed in 2005 by both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). In 2008, ACOG, NICHD, and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine reviewed and updated the definitions for fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns, interpretation, and research recommendations. Following is a summary of the terminology definitions and assumptions found in the 2008 NICHD workshop report. Normal arterial umbilical cord gas values...
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July 01 2020
Fetal Anomalies in a Pregnant Woman with a History of Hirschsprung Disease and a Tracheal Web
Sunitha Suresh, MD;
Sunitha Suresh, MD
*Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, NorthShore University Health System/University of Chicago School of Medicine, Evanston, IL
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Charles Brewerton, MD;
Charles Brewerton, MD
†Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AMITA Health Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL
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Beth Plunkett, MD, MPH
Beth Plunkett, MD, MPH
*Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, NorthShore University Health System/University of Chicago School of Medicine, Evanston, IL
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AUTHOR DISCLOSURE
Drs Suresh, Brewerton, and Plunkett have disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this article. This commentary does not contain a discussion of an unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device.
Neoreviews (2020) 21 (7): e489–e494.
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Sunitha Suresh, Charles Brewerton, Beth Plunkett; Fetal Anomalies in a Pregnant Woman with a History of Hirschsprung Disease and a Tracheal Web. Neoreviews July 2020; 21 (7): e489–e494. https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.21-7-e489
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