If the victim of an assault in the first degree or an assault against an officer in the first or third degree third degree is pregnant, the offender also is subject to the same enhanced punishment. (Neb. Rev. Stat.
Antepartum haemorrhage (APH) is defined as bleeding from the birth canal after the 24th week (some authors define this as the 20th week, others up to the 28th week) of pregnancy. It can occur at any time until the second stage of labour is complete.
2000 Sep 1;62(5):1184-1188. The Committee on Practice BulletinsâObstetrics of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has developed clinical management guidelines on antepartum fetal surveillance. According to the committee, the goal of antepartum fetal surveillance is to prevent fetal death. The techniques of antepartum fetal surveillance, which are based on the assessment of fetal heart rate patterns, have been in clinical use for nearly 30 years.