OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the sonographic features of trisomy 13 at 11 to 13(+6) weeks of gestation. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective study that examined the features of trisomy 13 at the ultrasound scan at 11 to 13(+6) weeks of gestation, which in our center is performed for the measurement of crown-rump length, nuchal translucency thickness, and fetal heart rat...

Recordings of fetal heart rate provide the clinician with the only non-invasive tool to continuously monitor fetal wellbeing during labour. By far, the most debated component of fetal heart rate monitoring during labour is the significance of fetal heart rate decelerations, which almost invariably occur in association with uterine contractions. Over the years, proposed possible triggers for the...

APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF THE FETAL HEART RATE.* By Edward H. Hon, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine. During the past four years continuous monitoring of fetal heart rate during labor and delivery has permitted the accumulation of accurate, permanent records which may be of value for the assessment of fetal heart rate as an index of fetal e...

The most significant ultrasound parameters indicating viability of the equine fetus include fetal heart rate and fetal activity. Abnormal patterns in fetal heart rate reactivity represent the most sensitive indicator of fetal compromise. In advanced to late gestation, the fetal cardiac area becomes quite inaccessible to an ultrasound examination per rectum. Peripheral arterial pulses may be use...

BACKGROUND Relaxation-training, as an anxiety-reducer intervention, plays an important role in fetal health. The present study aimed to analyze the effect of maternal relaxation on stress test (NST), basal fetal heart rate, and number of fetal heart accelerations. METHODS In this randomized controlled trial, 84 pregnant women were randomly divided into two groups of teaching relaxation and co...

Introduction: It is well know that fetal distress is one of the important causes of fetus perinatal morbidity and mortality. In this study, we sought to evaluate the association between umbilical coiling index and fetal distress.Material and method:This was a case- control study conducted on 90 term pregnant women. Study group had fetal distress (abnormal fetal heart rate, meconium staining, Ap...

The classification of the fetal heart rate patterns developed around 1960 lack still a clear and definitive pathophysiological base. The names given to the several decelerations suggest however that the pathophysiological pathways along which they arise are completely clarified. Therefore we directed our research the last years to this subject. This paper is restricted to the presentation of so...