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The feasibility of adding fetal heart rate to the nocturnal polysomnogram.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17561596     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate that fetal heart rate measured by ultrasound can be successfully captured and monitored throughout the nocturnal polysomnogram. METHODS: Fetal heart rate by ultrasound using an abdominal belt (Hewlett Packard Fetal Monitor 8040A) was measured during 1 overnight polysomnogram in volunteers in late pregnancy and added to a digitized polysomnography system (Alice 4, Respironics). RESULTS: In 6 women with a single fetus in their third trimester, the fetal heart rate monitor band only infrequently needed to be readjusted. Fetal kicks and movements resulted in signal loss, usually with subsequent recapture without having to awaken the mother. CONCLUSIONS: Fetal heart rate, 1 of the classic signals of fetal distress, can be added to the nocturnal polysomnogram with minimal disruption of maternal sleep and with signal capture throughout the night.
Authors:
Judith A Leech
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1550-9389     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2007 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-06-12     Completed Date:  2007-07-24     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101231977     Medline TA:  J Clin Sleep Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  277-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Sleep Medicine Centre, The Ottawa Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. jleech@ottawahospital.on.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdomen
Adult
Circadian Rhythm / physiology*
Electroencephalography / instrumentation
Electrooculography
Feasibility Studies
Female
Heart Rate, Fetal / physiology*
Humans
Oxygen / metabolism
Polysomnography / methods*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Sleep Disorders / diagnosis,  epidemiology
Thorax
Ultrasonography, Doppler / instrumentation
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7782-44-7/Oxygen
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