Fetal heart rate decelerations during ECT-induced seizures: is it important?

C DeBattista; M Cochran; J J Barry; J G Brock-Utne

doi:10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.470119.x

Fetal heart rate decelerations during ECT-induced seizures: is it important?

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2003 Jan;47(1):101-3. doi: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.470119.x.

Authors

C DeBattista¹, M Cochran, J J Barry, J G Brock-Utne

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA.

PMID: 12492807
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.470119.x

Abstract

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is sometimes indicated during pregnancy and may offer advantages over pharmacotherapy for the patient and the fetus (1,2). However, very little data is available on the impact of epileptic or ECT-induced seizures on the fetus. We report a case of brief fetal heart rate decelerations in a fetus associated with maternal ECT-induced convulsions.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Depressive Disorder, Major / psychology
Depressive Disorder, Major / therapy
Electrocardiography
Electroconvulsive Therapy / adverse effects*
Female
Heart Rate, Fetal / physiology*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / psychology*
Pregnancy Complications / therapy*