The field of electrocardiography has been in existence for over a century, yet despite
significant advances in adult clinical electrocardiography, signal processing techniques and …

The onset of regular, strong, and progressive uterine contractions may result in both
mechanical (compression of the fetal head and/or umbilical cord) and hypoxic (repetitive …

The purpose of this chapter is to assist in the use and interpretation of intrapartum
cardiotocography (CTG), as well as in the clinical management of specific CTG patterns. In …

Background Electronic monitoring of the fetal heart rate is commonly performed, in part to
detect hypoxia during delivery that may result in brain injury. It is not known whether specific …

Abstract 'Medical iatrogenesis' was first defined by Illich as injuries 'done to patients by
ineffective, unsafe, and erroneous treatments'. Following Lokumage's original usage of the …

Non-adaptive signal processing methods have been successfully applied to extract fetal
electrocardiograms (fECGs) from maternal abdominal electrocardiograms (aECGs); and …

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fers, un ter Be rück sich ti gung der in di vi du el len ge burts me cha ni schen, phy sio lo gi …

Aim. There is no consensus about the normal fetal heart rate. Current international
guidelines recommend for the normal fetal heart rate (FHR) baseline different ranges of 110 …

Caesarean section rates are rising. Caesarean section confers an increase in maternal
mortality and morbidity as well as having considerable financial implications. Caesarean …

Objective: To determine the predictive value of each fetal heart rate (FHR) variable and of
patterns of FHR variables for fetal asphyxia during labor. Methods: This matched case …