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MeSH Heading: Fetal Distress
Tree Number(s): C23.888.380
Unique ID: D005316
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005316
Annotation: do not confuse with RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN (postnatal)
Scope Note: A nonreassuring fetal status (NRFS) indicating that the FETUS is compromised (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 1988). It can be identified by sub-optimal values in FETAL HEART RATE; oxygenation of FETAL BLOOD; and other parameters.
Entry Term(s): Nonreassuring Fetal Status
NLM Classification #: WQ 211
Previous Indexing: Fetal Diseases (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 1975
History Note: 1975
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Fetal Distress MeSH Descriptor Data 2024