This case features a para 1 with a preterm delivery. The mother is healthy and has had a normal pregnancy with spontaneous onset of labor at gestational week 39. As always, we ask ourselves; “Is this fetus fit for labor?”. To help us answer this, Dr Susana Pereira takes us through a brief recap of the physiology behind ST Analysis.

Background:

• G1, P0 
• 29 years old 
• No medical conditions 
• Good fetal movements 
• Comes GA 41+0 for a check up in the hospital 
• Spontaneous onset of labor at 41+1 
• Spontaneous rupture of membrane at 2.00am 
• Clear amniotic fluid 
• Comes to the hospital at 3.00am