Intrapartum fetal surveillance. Fetal physiology and fetal adaptation mechanisms. Part I

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CTG interpretation helps to understand fetal behaviour and reactions to various hypoxic and nonhypoxic stresses during labour. Despite having guidelines that tell the clinician what to do in case of identification of different types of decelerations, change in the baseline rate or change in the baseline variability, it is extremely important to understand the reasons behind the appearance of such features. The fetal physiology in labour and fetal adaptation mechanisms will be discussed in the first part of a series of three articles.