Computerised analysis of fetal heart rate recordings in patients with diabetes mellitus: The Dawes-Redman criteria may not be valid indicators of fetal well-being

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 102-106

  Tincello, Douglas G ^a,b,c,d   El Sapagh, Khaled M ^a   Walkinshaw, Stephen A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Roy Coll Obstetricians G

Author keywords

Cardiotocography methods; Computer assisted; Diabetes mellitus; Fetal pregnancy; Fetal monitoring; Heart rate; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031955357     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpme.1998.26.2.102     Document Type: Article

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