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Fetal Distress Symptoms
Health Encyclopedia: Placenta Previa
- Spotting during the first and second trimesters
- Sudden, painless, and profuse
vaginal bleeding in pregnancy during the third trimester (usually after 28 weeks) - Uterine cramping occurring with onset of bleeding
Note: Bleeding may not occur until after labor starts in some cases. Labor sometimes starts within several days after initial heavy, vaginal bleeding.
Signs and tests
The uterus is usually soft and relaxed. The infant position is oblique ( // ) ...
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Health Guide
Placenta abruptio
...replacement and blood transfusion. The mother will be carefully monitored for symptoms of shock and signs of fetal distress, which include abnormal heart rates. An emergency cesarean section... Read more »Meconium aspiration (inhalation)
...fluid was clear or stained with a dark substance. Fetal monitoring is started so that any signs of fetal distress can be recognized early. Immediate intervention in the delivery room can sometimes... Read more »Meconium aspiration (inhalation)
...soon as the head is delivered. Further treatment is necessary if there is thick meconium staining and fetal distress. A tube is placed in the infant's trachea and suction is applied as the... Read more »Fetal heart monitoring
...Uteroplacental insufficiency (insufficient oxygen exchange between the uterus and the placenta) Fetal distress Abruptio placenta Read more »Alpha fetoprotein
...birth; AFP probably has no normal function in adults. AFP is measured to: diagnose or monitor fetal distress or fetal abnormalities diagnose some liver disorders screen for and... Read more »Images
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