Normalized spectral power of fetal heart rate variability is associated with fetal scalp blood pH

Early Human Development

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-263

  van Laar, J O E H ^a   Peters, C H L ^b   Houterman, S ^a   Wijn, P F F ^a   Kwee, A ^c   Oei, S G ^a,d  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fetal heart rate variability; Fetal scalp blood sampling; Frequency analysis; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; INSULIN; LABETALOL; METHYLDOPA; OXYTOCIN; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; RITODRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD SAMPLING; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LABOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCALP; SPECTROSCOPY;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MATERNAL AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCALP;

EID: 79953029746     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.01.028     Document Type: Article

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