fetal distress
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffetalanddistress
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fetal
adjective
uk/ˈfiː.təl/us/ˈfiː.t̬əl/
relating to a fetus (= a young human being or animal ...
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distress
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈstres/us/dɪˈstres/
a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, ...
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(Definition offetalanddistressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffetal distress
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Maternal causes offetaldistressinclude comorbidities, medications, recreational drugs, infections, metabolic abnormalities, toxins, hypothermia, and seizures.
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However, iffetaldistressis present and some difficulty is encountered, the procedure should be abandoned promptly in favour of caesarean section.
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There was little, if any, evidence of an effect on the incidence offetaldistressand of caesarean section during labour.
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Babies presenting during labour, with fetal tachycardia or unexplained 'fetaldistress', or at birth typically present with congenital pneumonia.
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On occasion such procedures may alleviatefetaldistressand obviate the need for urgent delivery.
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Ten of these fetuses had a trial of labour and 9 developedfetaldistress.
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Delivery at term was by cesarean section because offetaldistress.
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Amniotic -uid embolism is often associated with and, in fact, may be heralded by,fetaldistress.
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When there is evidence offetaldistress, as depicted by a non-reassuring fetal heart trace, exogenous oxytocin should be stopped.
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Small patient numbers precluded a comparison of caesarean delivery forfetaldistress.
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This raises the concern that spinal anaesthesia could decrease the blood supply to the fetus worseningfetaldistress.
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The allowance forfetaldistressalmost certainly reflects the lack of precision in diagnosis rather than its true incidence.
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The operative delivery rate forfetaldistresswas 20% but fetal outcome was good in all cases.
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Spellacy et al1 reported an increased incidence offetaldistressin labour.
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There were nine cases offetaldistress.
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Fetaldistressis another cause of fetal bradycardia with 1:1 atrioventricular conduction.
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Finally, the emergency, within labor indicators for c-section are abruptio placenta (64,121),fetaldistress (6,563), cord prolapse (6,630), and dystocia (6,600, 6,601, 6,602, 6,603, 6,604, 6,608, 6,609).
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Grannum grade 3 placentas before term are of concern since they are associated with small-for-dates pregnancies55 and the post-mature syndrome offetaldistressand meconium staining in labour.
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