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Query: UMLS:C0020672 (hypothermia)
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Fetal bradycardia is a well-known response to maternal hypothermia, as induced at open-heart surgery, but heretofore has not been reported in conjunction with hypothermia from urosepsis. A 24-year-old Vietnamese woman admitted at 33 weeks estimated gestational age with pyelonephritis secondary to Escherichia coli developed several episodes of maternal hypothermia to 35-36 degrees C. During each episode of maternal hypothermia, the baseline fetal heart rate fell to 90-100 bpm, but with retained reactivity. During each episode, maternal vital signs were otherwise stable and oxygen saturation was normal as measured by pulse oximetry. Interpretation of fetal bradycardia during episodes of maternal urosepsis is complex. If seen in conjunction with maternal hypothermia, and in the presence of normal maternal cardiac and respiratory function, bradycardia is unlikely to represent fetal distress.
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PMID:Prolonged fetal bradycardia secondary to maternal hypothermia in response to urosepsis. 925 31

Fetal bradycardia is a recognized response to maternal hypothermia but has not previously been reported in conjunction with diabetes. A 30-year-old insulin-dependent diabetic was admitted at 35 weeks gestation for control of her diabetes. She developed maternal hypothermia and hypoglycemia and the fetal heart rate fell to 100 beats per minute (b.p.m.). However, the fetal heart rate gradually returned to normal after rewarming the patient.
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PMID:The effect of maternal hypothermia on the fetal heart rate. 1046 40