| Comparison of non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram to Doppler cardiotocogram during the 1st stage of labor. | |
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PMID: 20121540 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: We compared a non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram (fECG) to Doppler cardiotocogram (CTG) during the 1(st) stage of labor. STUDY DESIGN: This was a prospective observational study of non-invasive fECG using five abdominal electrodes and one Doppler ultrasound probe in 27 patients. Data were analyzed for reliability, clinical and statistical equivalence. RESULTS: The fECG was similar to the traditional Doppler method. The fECG characterizes a fetal heart rate (FHR) trace in a similar way with regards to acceleration count, decelerations count and coincidence, variability and baseline. The FHR was overall correlated (Pearson's r=0.91). CONCLUSION: This non-invasive fECG presents an alternative, reliable and accurate assessment for fetal well-being during the 1(st) stage of labor. |
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Authors:
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Joscha Reinhard; Barrie R Hayes-Gill; Qian Yi; Hendrike Hatzmann; Sven Schiermeier |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of perinatal medicine Volume: 38 ISSN: 1619-3997 ISO Abbreviation: J Perinat Med Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-04 Completed Date: 2010-06-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0361031 Medline TA: J Perinat Med Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 179-85 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Marien-Hospital Witten, University Witten/Herdecke, Teaching hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Witten, Germany. Reinhard@Marien-Hospital-Witten.de |
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Cardiotocography
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methods* Electrocardiography / methods* Female Fetal Monitoring / methods* Fetus Heart Rate, Fetal / physiology* Humans Labor Stage, First / physiology* Pregnancy Prospective Studies Reproducibility of Results Statistics, Nonparametric |
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