Risk Conditions; Maternal Conditions Which Place The Fetus At Risk; Fetal Indications Of Potential Fetal Compromise - GE Corometrics 170 Series Operator's Manual
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Risk Conditions
NOTE: There may be other factors or
conditions that place a patient at risk.
Maternal Conditions Which Place the Fetus at Risk
Fetal Indications of Potential Fetal Compromise
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Introduction: Risk Conditions
The goal of electronic fetal monitoring for antepartum testing is to differentiate the
fetus who is tolerating the intrauterine environment well, from the fetus who may be
compromised and require further evaluation or delivery. Some of these conditions
are summarized below.
The following conditions were summarized from ACOG Technical Bulletin
Number 188, "Antepartum Fetal Surveillance," January 1994.
Postdate pregnancy (42 weeks or more)
Previous unexplained fetal demise
Isoimmunization (moderate to severe)
Hyperthyroidism
Diabetes mellitus (insulin treated)
Hypertensive disorders
Cyanotic heart disease
Chronic renal disease
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Hemoglobinopathies (hemoglobin SS, hemoglobin SC [presence of both
hemoglobin S and hemoglobin C], or hemoglobin S-thalassemia)
The following conditions were summarized from ACOG Technical Bulletin
Number 188, "Antepartum Fetal Surveillance," January 1994.
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
Decrease fetal movement
Oligohydramnios
Multiple gestation with significantly discordant growth
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