TY - JOUR
T1 - Fetal acoustic stimulation in early labor and pathologic fetal acidemia
T2 - A preliminary report
AU - Chauhan, Suneet P.
AU - Hendrix, Nancy W.
AU - Devoe, Lawrence D.
AU - Scardo, James A.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Objective: To determine if a nonreactive response to fetal acoustic stimulation in early labor can predict a significantly higher risk of umbilical arterial pH <7.10 or <7.00. Methods: Fetal acoustic stimulation was applied to the fetuses of term parturients (gestational age ≥37 weeks) with cervical dilation of ≤5 cm. The responses to stimulation were correlated with cesarean delivery for fetal distress and umbilical arterial pH. Student's t-test, Chi-square, and Fisher exact test were used; P < 0.05 was considered significant. Relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Results: The study population contained 271 subjects, of which 90% (244) had a reactive response following acoustic stimulation and 10% (27) a nonreactive response. The maternal demographics, time interval from stimulation to delivery (8.3 ± 8.7 vs. 8.3 ± 8.4 h; P = 1.00) were similar in the two groups. Compared to those with a reactive response, patients with a nonreactive response had a significantly greater risk for: 1) cesarean delivery for fetal distress (2.0% vs. 11.1%; P = 0.03, RR 4.1, 95% CI 1.5, 60.5), 2) umbilical arterial pH <7.10 (2.0% vs. 14.8%; P = 0.007, RR 5.0, 95% CI 2.2, 11.6), and 3) umbilical arterial pH <7.00 (0.8% vs. 7%; P = 0.05, RR 5.0, 95% CI 1.8, 15.2). Conclusion: A nonreactive response to fetal acoustic stimulation in early labor is associated with a significantly increased risk for cesarean delivery for fetal distress and neonatal acidosis. This finding extends the potential value of acoustic stimulation as an intrapartum admission screening test.
AB - Objective: To determine if a nonreactive response to fetal acoustic stimulation in early labor can predict a significantly higher risk of umbilical arterial pH <7.10 or <7.00. Methods: Fetal acoustic stimulation was applied to the fetuses of term parturients (gestational age ≥37 weeks) with cervical dilation of ≤5 cm. The responses to stimulation were correlated with cesarean delivery for fetal distress and umbilical arterial pH. Student's t-test, Chi-square, and Fisher exact test were used; P < 0.05 was considered significant. Relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Results: The study population contained 271 subjects, of which 90% (244) had a reactive response following acoustic stimulation and 10% (27) a nonreactive response. The maternal demographics, time interval from stimulation to delivery (8.3 ± 8.7 vs. 8.3 ± 8.4 h; P = 1.00) were similar in the two groups. Compared to those with a reactive response, patients with a nonreactive response had a significantly greater risk for: 1) cesarean delivery for fetal distress (2.0% vs. 11.1%; P = 0.03, RR 4.1, 95% CI 1.5, 60.5), 2) umbilical arterial pH <7.10 (2.0% vs. 14.8%; P = 0.007, RR 5.0, 95% CI 2.2, 11.6), and 3) umbilical arterial pH <7.00 (0.8% vs. 7%; P = 0.05, RR 5.0, 95% CI 1.8, 15.2). Conclusion: A nonreactive response to fetal acoustic stimulation in early labor is associated with a significantly increased risk for cesarean delivery for fetal distress and neonatal acidosis. This finding extends the potential value of acoustic stimulation as an intrapartum admission screening test.
KW - Cesarean delivery for fetal distress
KW - Fetal acoustic stimulation
KW - Fetal admission test
KW - Low Apgar scores
KW - Neonatal acidosis
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U2 - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6661(199909/10)8:5<208::aid-mfm2>3.0.co;2-g
DO - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6661(199909/10)8:5<208::aid-mfm2>3.0.co;2-g
M3 - Article
C2 - 10475502
AN - SCOPUS:0032864850
SN - 1476-7058
VL - 8
SP - 208
EP - 212
JO - Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
JF - Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
IS - 5
ER -