The Fetal Heart Rate W-Sign

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1984

Description

A biphasic fetal heart rate variable deceleration pattern (Wsign) was investigated and found to be significantly associated with a greater length of umbilical cord (73.07 +/- 17.1 cm) than was found in patients without this pattern (56.47 +/- 11.4 cm) during the first stage of labor (P <.001). The possible etiology of this variable deceleration pattern and its relative benignity are discussed.

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