Sequence of fetal response to stress

Note that the depicted sequence is an approximation, and the actual course may vary depending upon the characteristics of the chronic deprivation and the individual fetal ability to cope.

Reproduced with permission from Maulik D. Doppler velocimetry for fetal surveillance: Adverse perinatal outcome and fetal hypoxia. In: Maulik D (Ed), Doppler Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1997; 349 New York, Springer Verlag. Copyright © 1997 Springer-Verlag.

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