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The study was conducted at a Level IV maternal center during a consecutive 15-month period. Obstetricians reviewing FHRT were blinded to the maternal characteristics, intrapartum course, and neonatal outcomes. FHRT patterns were categorized based on time spent in the final 2\u2009hours before delivery (&lt;50 vs. \u226550%). The primary outcome was the CANO, which included any of the following: 5-minute Apgar\u2009&lt;\u20097, mechanical ventilation\u2009&gt;\u20096\u2009hours, umbilical artery pH\u2009&lt;\u20097.00, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, interventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, neonatal seizures, neonatal confirmed sepsis, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, birth injury, meconium aspiration syndrome, or neonatal death.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Of 5,160 patients, 672 (13%) met the inclusion criteria. CANO occurred in 57 (8.5%) newborns. Overall, FHRT patterns that differed significantly between those without versus with CANO included minimal variability (8.8 vs. 19.3%, p\u2009=\u20090.01, PLR\u2009=\u20092.2 [positive likelihood ratio], PPTP 17% [positive posttest probability]), moderate variability (76.4 vs. 52.6%, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001, NLR\u2009=\u20092.01 [negative likelihood ratio], NPTP 15.7% [negative posttest probability]), accelerations (58.4 vs. 40.4%, p\u2009=\u20090.009, NLR\u2009=\u20091.43, NPTP\u2009=\u200911.7%), and severe variable decelerations (3.5% p\u2009=\u20090.003, PLR\u2009=\u200910.79, PPTP\u2009=\u200950.1%). Category III FHRT pattern was also associated with an increased posttest probably of CANO (0.3 vs. 1.8%, p\u2009=\u20090.12, PLR\u2009=\u20095.39, PPTP\u2009=\u200927%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>While moderate variability and accelerations were associated with significantly lower likelihood of CANO among newborns delivered at 320\/7 to 366\/7 weeks, minimal variability and severe variable decelerations were significantly more common in preterm newborns with CANO.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2748-7043","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,19]],"date-time":"2025-11-19T00:03:26Z","timestamp":1763510606000},"page":"1299-1307","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Association of Fetal Heart Rate Tracing with Adverse Neonatal Outcomes at 320\/7 to 366\/7 Weeks"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"43","author":[{"given":"Christina N.","family":"Cortes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and 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