Key result
Persistent familial fetal bradycardia yields favorable long-term outcomes without requiring postnatal pacing.
Why the study?
Fetal bradycardia is a symptom of fetal distress that can lead to severe outcomes including fetal death, and its management remains challenging.
Case Report (n=2)
No
Unexplained persistent isolated 1:1 fetal bradycardia without maternal autoantibodies or fetal structural anomalies can have a benign clinical course without the need for post-natal pacing.
Fetal bradycardia is primarily a symptom of fetal distress or intrauterine injury. This can result in fetal cardiac insufficiency, fetal edema, or even fetal death. This condition once perplexed doctors and often resulted in the induction of labor, breaking the hearts of many families. Here, we present two cases of fetal bradycardia with favorable outcomes, offering hope for the survival of affected babies.
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He Hong-Ju (2026) conducted a case report in Fetal bradycardia (n=2). Unexplained persistent fetal bradycardia was evaluated on Postnatal survival and clinical development. Two siblings with unexplained persistent fetal bradycardia demonstrated favorable long-term outcomes with normal development and no need for postnatal pacing.
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