Neurologyacidemiafetal heart rate
Chorioamnionitis and Funisitis: Critical Modifiers of Fetal Heart Rate Responses and Risk of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
By MedXY|Aug 18, 2026
Chorioamnionitis, especially with funisitis, attenuates fetal heart rate responses to hypoxia during labor, increasing susceptibility to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy at milder levels of acidemia in term fetuses.