Table 1. Maternal branch point vital signs.
Cat: Category
| Heart Rate (Beats per Minute) | Blood Pressure (mmHg) | Temperature (◦F) | Respiratory Rate (Breaths per Minute)/O2 Saturation (%) (RA) | Fetal Heart Tracing | |
| Branch Point (BP) #1 | 90 | 110/70 | 98.6 ◦F | 18/98% | Cat II, baseline 140, moderate variability, episodic variable decelerations |
| BP #2 | 90 | 110/70 | 98.6 ◦F | 18/98% | Worsening Fetal Tracing: Cat II, recurrent variables, periods of minimal variability, baseline 140 |
| BP #3 | 92 | 105/60 | 98.6 ◦F | 19/98% | Catastrophic Fetal Tracing: Cat III, baseline 60, absent variability |
| BP #4 | 92 | 105/60 | 98.6 ◦F | 19/98% | N/A (during C-section) |
| BP #6 | 105 | 100/58 | 98.7 ◦F | 21/95% | N/A (during C-section) |