
Episode 54: Term Pregnancy Part 1 with Jacqueline Galvan
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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Do You Know What's Normal or Ominous Tracing?
When there's a late deceleration, mean the fetal heart tone decreases after the unit contraction. That's generally a bad sign and is a sign of uro placental insufficiency. The ACOG does recommend if it's possible to monitor the tones before, during and after an interaxial placement. But in this situation, unfortunately, I would probably not recommend a CSE during a non-reassuring fetal heart tone situation.
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