Fetal Tachycardia and its Associations: Intrapartum and Antipartum

Fetal Tachycardia (FT) is described as increase in baseline fetal heart rate (FHR) above 160bpm, for longer than 10 minutes. In clinical daily practice, management of mild-moderate uncomplicated tachycardia can be challenging because clinicians do not have clear guidelines for intervention in cases of uncomplicated fetal tachycardia (in the absence of maternal pyrexia or decelerations) in cases where tachycardia has not resolved with conservative measures like left lateral tilt, hydration and pain control have been explored. In this session, we will review the etiology of fetal heart rate tachycardia and review intrapartum management.