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Table 4.

Case examples of spinal anaesthesia for fetal distress in UBTH

Patient	Fetal markers	Indication for spinal	Type of loading	Decision to delivery (Minutes)	APGAR scores (min)

1	Bradycardia, meconium stained liquor	Maternal refusal of GA	Co - loading	7	1^st 6/10 5^th 8/10
2	Reduced baseline variability	Maternal refusal of GA	Co - loading	10	1^st 5/10 5^th 6/10
3	Tachycardia, reduced baseline variability	Difficult airway,	Pre - loading	12	1^st 7/10 5^th 9/10
4	Cord proplapse, Bradycardia	Maternal refusal of GA	Co - loading	5	1^st 710 5^th 8/10
5	Late deceleration, absent fetal heart variability	Maternal preference	Pre - loading	6	1^st 5/10 5^th 7/10