Evaluation of fetal development and well-being with ultrasonic Doppler fetal actocardiogram.
A new ultrasonic technique for objective, continuous and simple recordings method of fetal movements on CTG chart has been introduced. Fetal activity and heart-rate will be correlated. This allows a differentiation of fetal active and resting states. The duration of the first one was 24 to 150 minutes, that of the last one 10 to 36 minutes. Fetal actogram is useful in the prediction of imminent fetal distress.
Maeda
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K
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Tatsumura
M
M
Minagawa
Y
Y
Ohta
T
T
Ida
T
T
Nagata
N
N
D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000175:diagnosis; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005324:Fetal Movement; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*