Supporting Evidence

Articles


Further Reading


Year Citation Areas

1982

Diurnal and other cyclic variations in human fetal heart rate near term

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1982 Mar 1;142(5):535-44

Visser GH, Goodman JD, Levine DH, Dawes GS.

 Diurnal Variations

1994

Transient reduction in fetal activity and heart rate variation after maternal betamethasone administration.

Early Hum Dev. 1994 Jan; 36(1):49-60

Mulder EJ, Derks JB, Zonneveld MF, Bruinse HW, Visser GH.

 Drug Research

1990

Changes in antepartum heart rate patterns with progressive deterioration of the fetal condition.

Int J Biomed Comput. 1990 May;25(4):239-46

Visser GH, Bekedam DJ, Ribbert LS

 Fetal Health

2004

Maternal self-administered fetal heart rate monitoring and transmission from home in high-risk pregnancies

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2004 Jan;84(1):33-9

Kerner R, Yogev Y, Belkin A, Ben-Haroush A, Zeevi B, Hod M

 Home Monitoring

2003

Telemedicine for antenatal surveillance of high-risk pregnancies with ambulatory and home fetal heart rate monitoring-an update

J.Perinat.Med. 31 (2003) 195-200

Moshe Hod; Ram Kerner

 Home Monitoring

2007

Twenty-four-hour CTG monitoring: comparison of normal pregnancies of 25-30 weeks of gestation versus 36-42 weeks of gestation

Arch Gyneocol Obstetrics (2007) 275:451-460

Maritta Kuhnert, Lars Hellmeyer, Werner Stein, Stephan Schmidt

 Long-term fetal heart rate monitoring

2008

Association between Obesity during Pregnancy and Increased Use of Health Care

N Eng J Med 2008; 358:1444-53

Susan Y Chu, Ph.D.,M.S.P.H, Donald J.Bachman, et al

 Obesity

2006

ABC of Obesity, Obesity and Reproduction

BMJ Dec 2006;333:1159-1162

Ramsay JE, Greer I, Sattar N.

 Obesity

2006

The growing trends in maternal obesity

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology Oct 2006 Vol 113; No 10

Editor –in-chief of BJOG Philip Steer

 Obesity

2008

Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Death (CEMACH)

Cemach.org.uk

 Obesity

2004

 Echeverría,J.C. Woolfson,M.S. Crowe,J.A. Hayes-Gill,B.R. Piéri,Jean F.
Spencer,C.J. and James,D.K. "Does fractality in heart rate variability indicate the development of fetal neural processes?" Physics Letters A 331 (2004) 225-230		 Care 2000 abstracts/papers

2004

 Echeverría,J.C. Woolfson,M.S. Crowe,J.A. Hayes-Gill,B.R. Piéri,Jean F.
Spencer,C.J. and James,D.K. "Does fractality in heart rate variability indicate the development of fetal neural processes?" Physics Letters A 331 (2004) 225-230		 Beat to Beat HRV

2008

 Bakker JJH, Janssen PF, Mol BWJ, Papatsonis D, van Lith JMM, van der Post JAM. Use of intra-uterine pressure catheter (IUPC) versus external tocodynamometry (TOCO) during labour for reducing adverse outcomes. (Protocol) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD006947. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006947. Uterine Activity

2008

Estimation of internal uterine pressure by joint amplitude and frequency analysis of electrohysterographic signals
Chiara Rabotti1, Massimo Mischi1, Judith O E H van Laar2, Guid S Oei2 and Jan W M Bergmans1


1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven,The Netherlands
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, M´axima Medical Center, Veldhoven,The Netherlands

 Electrohysterogram (EHG)

2006

Prediction of intrauterine pressure waveform from transabdominal electrohysterography


TAMMY EULIANO1, MARK SKOWRONSKI2, DOROTHEE MAROSSERO3,JONATHAN SHUSTER4, & RODNEY EDWARDS5


1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA, 2Computational
NeuroEngineering Lab, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, 3Convergent
Engineering, Gainesville, FL, USA, 4Division of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, and 5Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Florida
College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA

 Electrohysterogram (EHG)

2008

 Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Another Look
Spong Obstet Gynecol.2008; 112: 506-507
Editorial		 Fetal Health

2008

The 2008 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Workshop Report
on Electronic Fetal Monitoring Update on Definitions, Interpretation, and Research Guidelines


George A. Macones, MD, Gary D. V. Hankins, MD, Catherine Y. Spong, MD, John Hauth, MD,
and Thomas Moore, MD

 Fetal Health

2008

 THE JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
VOLUME 21 SUPPLEMENT 1 SEPTEMBER 2008
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS XXI European Congress of Perinatal Medicine
Istanbul, Turkey September 10–13, 2008
(Covered in Index Medicus and MEDLIN)

Abstract 89

INCREASED PARASYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY DURING REST IN POST TERM FETUSES
J. van Laar1, C. Peters2, R. Vullings3, G. Oei4
1MMC, Gynaecology, Veldhoven, Netherlands; 2Amphia Hospital, Breda, Netherlands; 3Technical University, Eindhoven, Netherlands; 4MMC, Veldhoven, Netherlands		 Beat to Beat HRV

2007

Monitoring Contractions in Obese Parturients: Electrohysterography Compared With Traditional Monitoring.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2007 May;109(5):1136-40

Tammy Y. Euliano, MD, Minh Tam Nguyen, MS, Dorothee Marossero, MS, and Rodney K. Edwards, MD, MS

Uterine Activity

2007

Monitoring Contractions in Obese Parturients: Electrohysterography Compared With Traditional Monitoring.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2007 May;109(5):1136-40

Tammy Y. Euliano, MD, Minh Tam Nguyen, MS, Dorothee Marossero, MS, and Rodney K. Edwards, MD, MS

Obesity

2007

 Fetal ECG: a novel predictor of atrioventricular block in anti-Ro positive pregnancies
Heart 2007; 93:1454-1460
Gardiner.H, Belmar.C, Pasquini .L, Seale.A, Thomas.M, Dennes.W, Taylor.M, Kulinskaya.E, Wimalasundera.R		 Fetal Health

2008

 Title; Overview of fetal arrhythmias
Authors; Shardha Srinivasan and Janette Strasburger, MD
Current Opinion in Pediatrics 2008, 20:522-531		 Fetal Health

2008

The Emergence of High-Tech Birthing

Elaine Zwelling RN, PhD 

JOGNN (Journal of Obstetric, Gynecological, & Neonatal Nursing) 2008; Vol. 37, p85-93
AWHONN, the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00211.x

 Mobility

2008

Promoting, Protecting, and Supporting Normal Birth: A Look at the Evidence

Amy M. Romano and Judith A. Lothian

JOGNN (Journal of Obstetric, Gynecological, & Neonatal Nursing) 2008; Vol. 37, p94-105 Issue 1
AWHONN, the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses



JOGNN, 37 , 94-105; 2008. DOI: 10.1111/J.1552-6909.2007.00210.x
Accepted April 2007		 Mobility

2008

 Can myometrial electrical activity identify patients in preterm labor?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2008;199:378.e1-378.e6.

Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Dallas, TX, Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2008.

Orli Most, MD; Oded Langer, MD, Phd; Ram Kerner, MD; Gal Ben David, PhD; Ilan Calderon, MD From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Luke’S-Roosevelt Hospital Centre (Drs Langer and Kerner) and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Medical Centre (Dr Most), New York , NY and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai Zion Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel (Drs Ben David and Calderon).
Uterine Activity

2008

 Positions for Labour and Birth

Midwifery Practice Guideline

The Royal College of Midwives Evidence based guidelines for midwifery–led care in labour 4th edition

Issue Date: May 2008		 Mobility

2009


Prognostic value of chosen parameters of mechanical and bioelectrical uterine activity in prediction of threatening preterm labour [Article in Polish]


Zietek J, Sikora J, Horoba K, Matonia A, Jezewski J, Magnucki J, Kobielska L.
Katedra i Klinika Połoznictwa i Ginekologii SUM, Katowice. jerzyzietek@interia.pl

Ginekol Pol. 2009 Mar;80(3):193-200.

 Uterine Activity

2009

Maternal positions and mobility during first stage labour.


Lawrence A, Lewis L, Hofmeyr GJ, Dowswell T, Styles C.
Institute of Women's and Children's Health (15), The Townsville Hospital, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas, Queensland, Australia, 4810.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Apr 15;(2):CD003934

 Mobility

2009

Maternal obesity, uterine activity, and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth.


Ehrenberg HM, Iams JD, Goldenberg RL, Newman RB, Weiner SJ, Sibai BM,
Caritis SN, Miodovnik M, Dombrowski MP; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal
Medicine Units Network (MFMU).


Case Western Reserve University-MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

 

Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jan;113(1):48-52.

 Obesity

2008

The value of the short-term  fetal heart rate variation for timing the delivery of growth-retarded fetuses

Serra V,  Moulden M, Bellver J, Redman C, The value of the short-term fetal heart rate variation for timing the delivery of growth-retarded fetuses. BJOG 2008; 115:1101-1107.

 Beat to Beat HRV

2008

Signal ambiguity resulting in unexpected outcome with external fetal heart rate monitoring

Duncan R. Neilson, Roger K. Freeman, Shelora Mangan


American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology - June 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 6, Pages 717-724, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.02.030)

 Fetal Health

2008

Signal ambiguity resulting in unexpected outcome with external fetal heart rate monitoring

Duncan R. Neilson, Roger K. Freeman, Shelora Mangan


American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology - June 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 6, Pages 717-724, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.02.030)

 Long-term fetal heart rate monitoring

2005

Intrapartum Repetitive Maternal Heart Rate Decelerations Simulating Nonreassuring Fetal Status

American Journal of Perinatology. 22(3):165-167. April 2005

Sherer , D. Dalloul, M. Pierre, N. Abulafia, O.

 Fetal Health

2004

The quality of intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring

P.C.A.M. Bakker, G.J. Colenbrander, A.A. Verstraeten, H.P. Van Geijn

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vrije Universiteit Medical

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 116 (2004) 22–27Center, Mailbox 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

 FHR Performance

2006

Comparison of Doppler Ultrasound and Direct Electrocardiography Acquisition Techniques for
Quantification of Fetal Heart Rate Variability

Janusz Jezewski*, Member, IEEE, Janusz Wrobel, and Krzysztof Horoba

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, VOL. 53, NO. 5, MAY 2006

 Beat to Beat HRV

2006

Comparison of Doppler Ultrasound and Direct Electrocardiography Acquisition Techniques for
Quantification of Fetal Heart Rate Variability

Janusz Jezewski*, Member, IEEE, Janusz Wrobel, and Krzysztof Horoba

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, VOL. 53, NO. 5, MAY 2006

 FHR Performance

2008

KARYOTYPE OF MISCARRIAGES IN RELATION TO MATERNAL
WEIGHT.

I. V. Landres, A. A. Milki, R. B. Lathi. OB-GYN, Stanford Hospital
and Clinics, Stanford, CA; OB-GYN, Division of REI, Stanford University
Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA.

 

American Society for Reproductive Medicine
64th Annual Meeting

"Bridge to the Future of Reproductive Medicine"

November 8-12, 2008
Moscone Convention Center
San Francisco, California

Supplement to The Official Journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

 Obesity

2009

 Fetal Heart Rate Variability in Obstetric Cholestasis

Jayawardane, DBIA. Hayes–Gill, BR. Loughna, PV. Broughton Pipkin,F.

Paper presented at Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society, USA

36th Annual Meeting
September 2009		 AN24 Specific Publications

2009

 Fetal Heart Rate Variability in Obstetric Cholestasis

Jayawardane, DBIA. Hayes–Gill, BR. Loughna, PV. Broughton Pipkin,F.

Paper presented at Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society, USA

36th Annual Meeting
September 2009		 Beat to Beat HRV

2008

Non-invasive detection of significant uterine activity

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 199, Issue 6, Pages S225-S225

J. Miller, K. Ty-Torredes, M. Schindel, C. Harman, A. Baschat

 Uterine Activity

2008

Non-invasive detection of significant uterine activity

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 199, Issue 6, Pages S225-S225

J. Miller, K. Ty-Torredes, M. Schindel, C. Harman, A. Baschat

 AN24 Specific Publications

2008

Fetal electrocardiography: feasibility of long-term fetal heart rate recording

Graatsma E, Jacod B, van Egmond L, Mulder E, Visser G. Fetal electrocardiography: feasibility of long-term fetal heart rate recordings. BJOG 2009;116:334–338.

Department of Perinatology and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

 Long-term fetal heart rate monitoring

2008

Fetal electrocardiography: feasibility of long-term fetal heart rate recording

Graatsma E, Jacod B, van Egmond L, Mulder E, Visser G. Fetal electrocardiography: feasibility of long-term fetal heart rate recordings. BJOG 2009;116:334–338.

Department of Perinatology and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

 AN24 Specific Publications

2008

Obesity in Obstetrics, New Challenges and Solutions Using Abdominal Fetal ECG

Karnie Bhogal RM RGN, Clinical Specialist Monica Healthcare, Dr. Indu Asanka Jayawardane, Research Fellow Nottingham City Hospital

Midwives

Journal of the Royal College of Midwives

Dec 2008/Jan 2009

 

 Obesity

2008

Obesity in Obstetrics, New Challenges and Solutions Using Abdominal Fetal ECG

Karnie Bhogal RM RGN, Clinical Specialist Monica Healthcare, Dr. Indu Asanka Jayawardane, Research Fellow Nottingham City Hospital

Midwives

Journal of the Royal College of Midwives

Dec 2008/Jan 2009

 

 AN24 Specific Publications

2008

 4th International Symposium on Diabetes and Pregnancy
Hilton Istanbul Hotel March 29th – 31st Istanbul Turkey
CONTINUOUS SIMULTANEOUS MATERNAL GLUCOSE AND FETAL HEART RATE MONITORING IN DIABETIC PREGNANCY
E.M. Graatsma 1, E.J. Mulder 1, H.W. de Valk 2, G.H. Visser 1
1 Department Of Perinatology & Gynaecology;
2 Department Of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht The Netherlands;		 AN24 Specific Publications

2008

NON-INVASIVE TRANSABDOMINAL MONITORING OF FECG AND UTERINE CONTRACTIONS IN SECOND HALF OF GESTATION
M. Graatsma, E. Mulder, L. van Egmond, G. Visser
University Medical Center Utrecht, Perinatology & Gynaecology, Utrecht, Netherlands

Abstract 90

THE JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
VOLUME 21 SUPPLEMENT 1 SEPTEMBER 2008
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS XXI European Congress of Perinatal Medicine
Istanbul, Turkey September 10–13, 2008

 AN24 Specific Publications

2007

ANTENATAL TRANSABDOMINAL FETAL ECG FOR HEART RATE MONITORING: QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A RENEWED MONITORING TECHNIQUE

Volume 197, Issue 6, Supplement 1, December 2007, Page S181

ELISABETH M. GRAATSMA, EDUARD J.H. MULDER, GERARD H A VISSER,

University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands

 AN24 Specific Publications

2009

 A validation of electrohysterography for uterine activity monitoring during labour
Benoit C.J, Gtaatsma E.M, Van Hagen E, Visser G.H
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 2009; 00(0): 1-6
Department of Obstetrics, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands		 AN24 Specific Publications

2009

 Extraction and Analysis of Fetal ECG by transabdominal recording using Monica AN24

Stampalja T, Elevnen A, Fisher A, Dewhurst C, Alfirevic Z.

Hospital and University of Liverpool, UK

Presented at the 13th Annual BMFMS Conference 2009, Liverpool, UK		 AN24 Specific Publications

2005

 Intrapartum repetitive maternal heart rate decelerations simulating non reassuring fetal status
American Journal of Perinatology. 22(3):165-167. April 2005
Sherer , D. Dalloul, M. Pierre, N. Abulafia, O.		 Maternal and fetal Heart Rate Confusion

2008

 Signal ambiguity resulting in unexpected outcome with external fetal heart rate monitoring
Neilson, D. Freeman, R. Mangan, S.

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology - June 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 6, Pages 717-724, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.02.030)		 Maternal and fetal Heart Rate Confusion

2008

Foetal electrocardiogram (EKG) is an alternative to Doppler ultrasound cardiotocogram (CTG) for antenatal assessment of foetal well-being – preliminary results

J.Reinhard, H. Hatzmann, S. Schiermeier
Frauenklinik der Universität Witten/Herdecke, Marien-Hospital, 58452 Witten


Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie (Z Geburtsh Neonatol) (In Press)

 AN24 Specific Publications

2009

Accuracy of Frequency – Related Parameters of the Electrohysterogram for Predicting Preterm Delivery
A Review of the Literature

Maartje P.G.C. Vinken, Chiara Rabotti, Massimo Mischi, Guid Oei.
CME Review Article
Obstetric and Gynecological Survey 2009 Volume 64, Number 8
www.obgynsurvey.com

 Uterine Activity

2009

Accuracy of Frequency – Related Parameters of the Electrohysterogram for Predicting Preterm Delivery
A Review of the Literature

Maartje P.G.C. Vinken, Chiara Rabotti, Massimo Mischi, Guid Oei.
CME Review Article
Obstetric and Gynecological Survey 2009 Volume 64, Number 8
www.obgynsurvey.com

 Electrohysterogram (EHG)

1990

 Fetal- Wellbeing; Physiological Basis and Methods of Clinical Assessment

Authors; Miriam Katz, Israel Meizner, Vaclav Insler.
Published 1990
CRC Press
ISBN: 0849360528		 Diurnal Variations

2009

Signal Quality of Non-Invasive Foetal Electrocardiogram (ECG) During Labour

J. Reinhard1, B. R. Hayes-Gill2, Q. Yi3, H. Hatzmann1, S. Schiermeier1

1 Universität Witten/Herdecke, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Frauenheilkunde,
Marien-Hospital Witten
2 School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham,
NG7 2 RD, United Kingdom
3 Monica Healthcare Ltd, Biocity, Pennyfoot Street, Nottingham, NG1 1GF, United Kingdom

Geburtsh Frauenheilk 2009; 69: 1–5
 

 AN24 Specific Publications

2009

 Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: Relationship with Early Cerebral Activity and Neurodevelopmental outcome.
Murray DM, O'Riordan MN, Horgan R, Boylan G, Higgins JR, Ryan CA.
Am J Perinatol. 2009 Sep;26(8):605-12. Epub 2009 Apr 27.		 Fetal Health

1997

Electrical Activity of the Human Uterus During Pregnancy as Recorded from the Abdominal Surface
Buhimschi, C. Boyle, M. Garfield, R.
Obstetric and Gynecology. 1997 Jul;90(1):102-11.

 Uterine Activity

2010
Maternal and fetal heart rate confusion during labour

Bhogal.K, Reinhard.J
British Journal of Midwifery. Vol 18, No, 7: 424-428. July 2010

 AN24 Specific Publications

2010
Maternal and fetal heart rate confusion during labour

Bhogal.K, Reinhard.J
British Journal of Midwifery. Vol 18, No, 7: 424-428. July 2010

 Maternal and fetal Heart Rate Confusion

2010

Maternal Body Mass Index Does Not Affect Performance of Fetal Electrocardiography

Graatsma EM, Miller J, Mulder EJ, Harman C, Baschat AA, Visser GH.

Am J Perinatol. 2010 Aug;27(7):573-7. Epub 2010 Mar 1.		 Obesity

2010

Maternal Body Mass Index Does Not Affect Performance of Fetal Electrocardiography

Graatsma EM, Miller J, Mulder EJ, Harman C, Baschat AA, Visser GH.

Am J Perinatol. 2010 Aug;27(7):573-7. Epub 2010 Mar 1.		 AN24 Specific Publications

2009

Probing the fetal cardiac signal for antecedents of brain injury.

Wolfberg AJ, Norwitz ER.

Clin Perinatol. 2009 Sep;36(3):673-84

 Fetal Health

2010

Midwives should support women to mobilize during Labour

Baker, K

British Journal of Midwifery. August 2010.Vol 18.No 8, p492-497

 

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