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Fetal Distress

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Anesthetic and Obstetric Management of High-Risk Pregnancy

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Non-reassuring fetal status confirmed by fetal heart and/or fetal scalp pH sampling is a dire emergency. It is always beneficial to know about the high risk parturients in the obstetric floor and think about the game plan after consulting with the obstetricians.

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    Sanjay Datta MD, FFARCS(ENG) (Professor Anesthesia and Director of Obstetric Anesthesia) & David L. Hepner MD (Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Assistant Director) (Professor Anesthesia and Director of Obstetric Anesthesia) &  (Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Assistant Director)

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