Question

A 32-year-old woman at 39 weeks' gestation has been in labour for 8 hours. CTG shows a prolonged fetal bradycardia with heart rate 80 beats/min for more than 5 minutes despite intrauterine resuscitation. According to the RANZCOG Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance Guideline, this pattern indicates:

Accepted Answer

Pathological trace requiring urgent expedited birth

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Normal fetal heart rate requiring no intervention

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Suspicious trace that can be observed for another hour

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Artefact that can be ignored

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Fetal tachycardia of no concern

Practice question

A 32-year-old woman at 39 weeks' gestation has been in labour for 8 hours. CTG shows a prolonged fetal bradycardia with heart rate 80 beats/min for more than 5 minutes despite intrauterine resuscitation. According to the RANZCOG Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance Guideline, this pattern indicates: