Abstract
Introduction: As part of the fetal assessment for the Safe Passage Study, we recorded raw data of the fetal ECG via five maternal abdominal wall electrodes from 20 weeks to 23 weeks 6 days’ gestation. Materials: For this study were extracted and analyzed the FHR patterns from the stored raw data in 16 stillbirths where the fetus weighed less than 1000 g and where autopsy was performed. Results: Birth weights ranged from 190 to 970 g. The proportion FHR signal loss ranged from 0.3% to 21.1%. In the smallest fetus the heart weighed 1.3 g, yet the FHR signal loss was only 0.9%.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine |
| DOIs | |
| State | Accepted/In press - Nov 13 2017 |
Keywords
- Extremely small fetus
- fetal heart rate patterns
- stillbirth
- transabdominal fECG
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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the PASS Network (Accepted/In press). Transabdominal recordings of fetal heart rate in extremely small fetuses. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2017.1397120