Notes on Fetal Heart Rate Accelerations
Rahul's Noteblog Notes on Ob/Gyn Notes on Fetal Heart Rate Accelerations
What are Fetal Heart Rate Accelerations?
• These are abrupt increases in fetal heart rate above the baseline lasting < 2 minutes.
• Unrelated to contractions.
• Mediated by sympathetic nervous system.
• Always reassuring.
Less than 30 weeks gestational age:
• The increase should be ≥ 10 beats/min lasting ≥ 10 sec.
More than 32 weeks gestational age:
• The increase should be ≥ 15 beats/min lasting ≥ 15 sec.
Additional Reading:
Notes on Stages of Labor:
1. Diagram of Stages of Labor
2. First Stage of Labor
3. Second Stage of Labor
4. Third Stage of Labor
5. Fourth Stage of Labor
Tests for Fetal Well-Being:
1. Notes on Non-Stress Test
2. Notes on Contraction Stress Test
3. Unresponsive Fetus Algorithm
Periodic Changes in Fetal Heart Rate:
1. Fetal Heart Rate Accelerations
2. Variable Decelerations of Fetal Heart Rate
3. Early Decelerations of Fetal Heart Rate
4. Late Decelerations of Fetal Heart Rate
Types of Spontaneous Abortion:
1. Notes on Complete Abortion
2. Notes on Incomplete Abortion
3. Notes on Threatened Abortion
4. Notes on Inevitable Abortion
5. Notes on Missed Abortion
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