Key result
Fetal acidemia is linked to a ~100% higher total deceleration area per hour.
Why the study?
Does the total deceleration area of the fetal heart rate trace correlate with fetal acidemia at delivery in low-risk pregnancies?
Population
56 pregnancies in a low-risk population with at least 1 hour of uninterrupted electronic fetal monitoring.
Comparison
Quantitative analysis of the total deceleration… vs Fetuses without acidemia at delivery (controls).
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May aid acidemia identification via deceleration area; hypothesis-generating for quantitative FHR monitoring in low-risk pregnancies.
Case-Control (n=56)
Does the total deceleration area of the fetal heart rate trace correlate with fetal acidemia at delivery in low-risk pregnancies?
Absolute Event Rate: 35.56% vs 17.81%
Quantitative analysis of fetal heart rate deceleration areas may have a discriminative capacity to predict fetal acidemia at delivery.
Giannubilo et al. (2007) conducted a case-control in Fetal acidemia (n=56). Fetal acidemia at delivery vs. Controls was evaluated on Total deceleration area/hour. Fetuses with acidemia at delivery had a significantly higher total deceleration area per hour (35.56 vs 17.81) and number of decelerations (8.03 vs 4.64) compared to controls.
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