Late deceleration indicates: (A) Head compression, (B) Cord compression, (C) Foetal hypoxia, (D) Breech presentation
Answer is C. Deceleration pattern - Three types Early deceleration - due to head compression Late deceleration - chronic placental insufficiency Variable deceleration - cord compression Sinusoidal pattern - It is stable baseline FHR with fixed base line variability without any acceleration. If is often associated with fetal anaemia, feto-maternal haemorrhage, fetal hypoxia, and when narcotics are given to mothers