Diseases

Fetal Distress

A nonreassuring fetal status (NRFS) indicating that the FETUS is compromised (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 1988). It can be identified by sub-optimal values in FETAL HEART RATE; oxygenation of FETAL BLOOD; and other parameters.

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A nonreassuring fetal status (NRFS) indicating that the FETUS is compromised (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 1988). It can be identified by sub-optimal values in FETAL HEART RATE; oxygenation of FETAL BLOOD; and other parameters.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Nonreassuring Fetal Status
  • Fetal Status, Nonreassuring

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN (postnatal)

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History Note

1975

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Previous Indexing

  • Fetal Diseases (1966-1974)

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  1. C23.888w.380w

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WQ 211

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fetal Distress. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005316. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005316
  2. Fetal Distress. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_distress
  3. Fetal Distress. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2592062