A sinusoidal-like fetal heart-rate pattern in association with fetal sucking--report of 2 cases.
A sinusoidal heart-rate pattern (SHR) is usually considered to signify fetal distress. Two cases are reported in which a sinusoidal-like fetal heart-rate pattern was caused by fetal sucking movements as observed by real-time ultrasonography. The patterns observed in these two fetuses were similar to that found in the neonate during suckling.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D013391:Sucking Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography