Gender-specific reference charts for cardiotocographic parameters throughout normal pregnancy: A retrospective cross-sectional study of 9701 fetuses

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 199, Issue , 2016, Pages 102-107

  Amorim Costa, Célia ^a,b   Cruz, Joana ^a,c   Ayres De Campos, Diogo ^a,b,c   Bernardes, João ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

^c Hospital Pedro Hispano ^*  (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL PEDRO HISPANO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antepartum; Cardiotocography; Fetal heart rate; Gender; Gestational age

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPH; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECELERATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; NEWBORN; REFERENCE VALUE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84959083693     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.01.036     Document Type: Article

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