Specific change in spectral power of fetal heart rate variability related to fetal acidemia during labor: Comparison between preterm and term fetuses

Early Human Development

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 203-207

  Kwon, Ji Young ^a   Park, In Yang ^a   Shin, Jong Chul ^a   Song, Juhee ^b   Tafreshi, Reza ^c   Lim, Jongil ^c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Cardiotocography; Fetal acidemia; Heart rate variability; Spectral analysis; Umbilical arterial low pH

Indexed keywords

ACIDEMIA; ACIDITY; ADULT; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ACIDEMIA; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; SPECTROSCOPY; TERM BIRTH; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 84858338941     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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