Abstract:Background
Fetal heart block (FHB) occurs in approximately 1:20 000 births and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Vaginal delivery with intrapartum fetal scalp lactate monitoring is offered as an option at our centre for selected cases, in contrast with the published literature advocating caesarean birth.
Aims
To review perinatal outcomes at delivery for FHB at a tertiary referral hospital.
Materials and Methods
Ours was a retrospective cohort study from 1 January, 2007 to 30 June, 2020. T… Show more
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