Abstract
Intrapartum events including asphyxia in term fetuses account for significant amounts of subsequent neurological handicap, including cerebral palsy (CP). The prevention of such handicap is a major justification for fetal surveillance during labor as well as for the increasing cesarean delivery rate. Despite the pervasive application of electronic fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring for the detection of fetal asphyxia and the rising cesarean rate, there has been no diminution of the rates of CP, neonatal seizures or neonatal encephalopathy, despite a reduction in the frequency of stillbirth attributable to asphyxia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Stress and Developmental Programming of Health and Disease |
Subtitle of host publication | Beyond Phenomenology |
Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
Pages | 651-688 |
Number of pages | 38 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781634633703 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781633218369 |
State | Published - Oct 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Asphyxia
- Cerebral palsy
- Cranial compression
- Encephalopathy
- Fetal neurological injury
- Hypoxia
- Neonatal seizure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine