Comparing the effect of STan (cardiotocographic electronic fetal monitoring (CTG) plus analysis of the ST segment of the fetal electrocardiogram) with CTG alone on emergency caesarean section rates: study protocol for the STan Australian Randomised controlled Trial (START) [PDF]
Background Cardiotocography is almost ubiquitous in its use in intrapartum care. Although it has been demonstrated that there is some benefit from continuous intrapartum fetal monitoring using cardiotocography, there is also an increased risk of ...
D. Turnbull +11 more
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Insufficient fetal growth: fetal growth restriction or small for gestational age fetus? The difference between these conditions, what is known about diagnosis, prevention and treatment: A review [PDF]
The difference between the fetal growth restriction and the small-for-gestational-age fetus was analyzed in this article. The article describes the most complete definition of the fetal growth restriction according to ultrasound data.
Yulia E. Dobrokhotova +4 more
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Computerized Analysis of Antepartum Cardiotocography: A Review
. Cardiotocography measures the human fetal heart rate and uterine activity using ultrasound. While it has been a mainstay in antepartum care since the 1960s, cardiotocograms consist of complex signals that have proven difficult for clinicians to ...
Gabriel Davis Jones +4 more
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Estimation and Discriminability of Doppler Ultrasound Fetal Heart Rate Variability Measures
Continuous electronic fetal monitoring and the access to databases of fetal heart rate (FHR) data have sparked the application of machine learning classifiers to identify fetal pathologies.
Johann Vargas-Calixto +3 more
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Introduction The aim of this survey was to evaluate the current practice in respect of diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction among obstetricians in different countries.
Ilaria Fantasia +7 more
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Background: Cardiotocography (CTG) is first-line investigation for antepartum and intrapartum fetal assessment. Fetal monitoring during labor helps identifying fetuses at risk of hypoxic damage and helps institute appropriate intervention to optimize ...
Suchismita Bera +3 more
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Fetomaternal hemorrhage is defined as transfer of fetal blood into placental circulation and therefore into maternal circulation during pregnancy, and represents an important contributor to intrauterine fetal demise and neonatal death.
Nicolae Gică +8 more
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IntroductionCardiotocography, which consists in monitoring the fetal heart rate as well as uterine activity, is widely used in clinical practice to assess fetal wellbeing during labor and delivery in order to detect fetal hypoxia and intervene before ...
Imane Ben M’Barek +6 more
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Learning from medical data streams: an introduction [PDF]
Clinical practice and research are facing a new challenge created by the rapid growth of health information science and technology, and the complexity and volume of biomedical data.
Gaber, M. +3 more
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Risk factors for caesarean section in primigravidae [PDF]
Objectives: To determine the antepartum and intrapartum risk factors leading to caesarean section in Primigravidae. Methods: A prospective study of 100 patients conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from January 2018 to June 2018 ...
Preeti Malapure +3 more
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