| Baseline heart frequency | Variability Reactivity | Decelerations |
---|---|---|---|
Normal CTG | • 110–150 bpm | • Accelerations • 5–25 bpm | • Early uniform decelerations • Uncomplicated variable decelerations (loss of < 60 beats) |
Intermediary CTG | • 100–110 bpm • 150–170 bpm • Short bradycardia episode < 100 bpm for > 3 minutes < 80 bpm for > 2 minutes | • > 25 bpm (saltatory pattern) • < 5 bpm > 40 minutes | • Uncomplicated variable decelerations (loss of > 60 beats) |
 | • A combination of two or several intermediary observations will result in an abnormal CTG | ||
Abnormal CTG | • > 170 bpm • Persistent bradycardia < 100 bpm for > 10 minutes < 80 bpm for > 3 minutes (without an increasing tendency) | • < 5 bpm for > 60 minutes • Sinusoidal pattern | • Complicated variable decelerations with a duration of > 60 seconds • Repeated late uniform decelerations |
Pre-terminal CTG | • Total lack of variability (< 2 bpm) and reactivity with or without decelerations or bradycardia |