Abstract
The goal of antenatal surveillance is to prevent fetal injury and death. Antenatal testing should improve long-term neurologic outcome through optimal timing of delivery while avoiding unnecessary intervention, such as cesarean or preterm delivery.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy |
Subtitle of host publication | An Evidence-Based Approach: Sixth Edition |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 79-88 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780470655764 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 4 2012 |
Keywords
- Antenatal surveillance, in preventing fetal injury, death
- Antepartum fetal monitoring
- BPP and NST, ultrasound observation of fetus
- CST, measure of fetal response to stress
- Doppler velocimetry, adjunct to testing modalities
- Fetal movement or "kick counts"
- IUFD risk, and antenatal surveillance
- NCHS, and IUFD, death prior to birth
- NST, fetal heart rate and uterine activity
- Scoring for biophysical profile
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)