Absence of fetal heart rate cycling on the intrapartum cardiotocograph (CTG) is associated with intrapartum pyrexia and lower Apgar scores.
Susana PereiraKatherine LauCarlotta ModestiniDavid WertheimEdwin ChandraharanPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)
Absence of cycling is associated with intrapartum maternal pyrexia and fetuses with the absence of cycling are more likely to have poorer perinatal outcomes measured by Apgar ≤ 7 at 5 min, despite no association with fetal acidosis. Results from this research were presented at the XXVI European Congress of Perinatal Medicine in September 2018.