FHR changes Low Apgar score <7 (%) Evaluation score
Baseline FHR deceleration <110 or >180 bpm 71 3
Nadir heart rate (bpm) <100  27 2
Amplitude (bpm) > 50  50 2
Duration (sec) > 60  71 3
Recovery time (sec) >40  63 3
Lag time (sec) >40  71 3
Loss of acceleration    45 2
Loss of variability   100 4
Table 1: Evaluation of discrete FHR changes.