FetaldistressFetaldistressisdefinedasdepletionofoxygenandaccumulationofcarbondioxide,leadingtoastateof“hypoxiaandacidosis”duringintra-uterinelife
fetaldistressdividedintoacuteandchronicfetaldistressDefinitionChronicfetaldistressoccursusuallyinantepartumAcutefetaldistressoccursusuallyinintrapartum
MaternalbloodoxygenshortageMaternal-fetaloxygentransportandexchangeobstacleAbnormalfetalownfactorsEtiologyMaternalfactors1)Hypertensivedisorder2)LowoxygencarriedbyRBC(severeanemia,Minorarterialinsufficiency:heartdiseasewithheartfailure;pregnancywithlungdisease)3)Acutebleeding(placentaprevia,placentalabruption)4)ShockandacuteinfectionEtiologyMaternal-fetaloxygentransportandexchangeobstacle1)Poorfunctionoftheplacenta(hypertensivedisorder;chronichypertension,chronicnephritis,posttermpregnancy,diabete