The nurse providing care for a high risk laboring woman is alert for late fetal heart rate (FHR)decelerations.These late decelerations may be caused by:

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Uteroplacental insufficiency results in late decelerations in the FHR.Altered fetal cerebral blood flow results in early decelerations in the FHR.Umbilical cord compression results in variable decelerations in the FHR.Meconium-stained fluid may or may not produce changes in the fetal heart rate,depending on the gestational age of the fetus and whether other causative factors associated with fetal distress are present.

The Nurse Providing Care for a High Risk Laboring Woman