fetal distress

...Continuous recordings of fetal movement and fetal heart rate are checked, and those without transient tachycardia associated with fetal movement are diagnosed as requiring caution. If necessary, uterine contractions are induced using uterine stimulants and nipple massage (contraction stress test, CST), and latent fetal distress is diagnosed based on significant bradycardia and flattening of the fetal heart rate baseline (level). (b) During labor Focusing on the fetal heart rate baseline and transient fluctuations (gross fluctuations), fetal distress is diagnosed based on sustained bradycardia in the former and severe transient bradycardia in the latter, as well as the accompanying flattening of the baseline (disappearance of fine fluctuations). ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "fetal distress" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…胎動と胎児心拍数を連続記録したものをチェックし，胎動に伴う一過性頻脈のないものを要注意と診断する。必要に応じて子宮収縮剤，乳頭マッサージにより子宮収縮を誘発させ(contraction stress test,CST)，著明な徐脈，胎児心拍数基線(レベル)の平坦化により潜在性胎児仮死latent fetal distressを診断する。(b)分娩時の場合　胎児心拍数基線および一過性の変動(粗変動)に注目し，前者の持続性徐脈，後者の高度な一過性徐脈，さらにこれに伴う基線の平坦化(細変動の消失)などから胎児仮死fetal distressの診断を行う。…

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