The utility of fetal heart rate deceleration's descending slope in searching for a non-National Institute of Child Health and Human Development parameter for the detection of fetal acidosis.
Berta Castán LarrazLuis Mariano EstebanSergio Castán-MateoMarta Chóliz EzquerroJavier Calvo-TorresJavier Esteban-EscañoBelén Rodríguez SolanillaAna Isabel CisnerosRicardo Savirón CornudellaPublished in: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2024)
The slope of the descending limb of the fetal heart rate of the last deceleration curve is the strongest predictor of fetal acidosis, but its combination with the total reperfusion time shows better clinical utility.