Lezama-García, Karina Martínez-Burnes, Julio Baqueiro-Espinosa, Uri Villanueva-García, Dina Olmos-Hernández, Adriana Hernández-Ávalos, Ismael Mora-Medina, Patricia Domínguez-Oliva, Adriana Mota-Rojas, Daniel
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Perinatal mortality occurs in all species. In dogs, mortality rates have been reported to range from 5 to 35%. Electronic fetal and uterine monitoring has recently been used in domestic animals to monitor the mother and newborn before and during parturition. In this way, the fetal heart rate and uterine dynamics can be monitored. This study evaluat...
Frenken, Maria W E Van Der Woude, Daisy A A Vullings, Rik Oei, Swan G Van Laar, Judith O E H
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Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Fetal electrocardiography (NI-fECG) and electrohysterography (EHG) have been proven more accurate and reliable than conventional non-invasive methods (doppler ultrasound and tocodynamometry) and are less affected by maternal obesity. It is still unknown whether NI-fECG and EHG will eliminate the need for invasive methods, such as the intrauterine p...
Suemitsu, Tokumasa Kadooka, Mizuho Mitani, Takahiro Matsui, Hiroki Suzuki, Makoto
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International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Modern technological advancements have made it possible to perform cardiotocography at home. Home-based management of high-risk pregnancies using a mobile cardiotocography system has been reported; however, its effectiveness in monitoring cases of fetal growth restriction (FGR) remains unclear. Therefore, the authors aimed to investigate the clinic...
van den Bosch, Moniek Soede, Nicoline Kemp, Bas van den Brand, Henry
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Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Simple Summary A long birthing process is not only stressful for both the sow and her piglets, it also decreases the chances of survival of piglets during birth or in the first days of life. Oxygen supply from the mother to the fetus via placenta and umbilical cord is crucial. This oxygen supply may be impaired by successive uterine contractions, p...
Olmos-Ramírez, Rocio Lizbeth Peña-Castillo, Miguel Ángel Mendieta-Zerón, Hugo Reyes-Lagos, José Javier
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Frontiers in Endocrinology
Background The autonomic nervous system of preterm fetuses has a different level of maturity than term fetuses. Thus, their autonomic response to transient hypoxemia caused by uterine contractions in labor may differ. This study aims to compare the behavior of the fetal autonomic response to uterine contractions between preterm and term active labo...
van den Bosch, Moniek Soede, Nicoline Kemp, Bas van den Brand, Henry
The birth process is a crucial event for piglet survival. Along with increasing litter sizes, not only has the duration of parturition increased, but placental blood flow per piglet has reduced and placental area per piglet has become smaller, making these piglets more susceptible for hypoxia. Diminishing the risk of piglet hypoxia by either reduci...
paljk, ivana
Electrohysterography has been used for monitoring uterine contractility in pregnancy and labour. Effective uterine contractility is crucial for preventing postpartum haemorrhage. The objective of our study was to compare postpartum electrohysterograms in women receiving oxytocin vs. carbetocin for postpartum haemorrhage prevention after caesarean d...
Mhajna, Muhammad Sadeh, Boaz Yagel, Simcha Sohn, Christof Schwartz, Nadav Warsof, Steven Zahar, Yael Reches, Amit
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Background: Uterine activity (UA) monitoring is an essential element of pregnancy management. The gold-standard intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC) is invasive and requires ruptured membranes, while the standard-of-care, external tocodynamometry (TOCO)’s accuracy is hampered by obesity, maternal movements, and belt positioning. There is an urgent...
La Verde, Marco Riemma, Gaetano Torella, Marco Torre, Clelia Cianci, Stefano Conte, Anna Capristo, Carlo Morlando, Maddalena Colacurci, Nicola De Franciscis, Pasquale
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Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
To estimate the correlation between the maternal perception of Braxton-Hicks contractions (BHC) and foetal wellbeing throughout antepartum computerised cardiotocography (cCTG) parameters, we performed a prospective observational study between April 2019 and March 2020. Non-labouring women with a term pregnancy were recruited. We collected data rega...
Vasist, Santosh N Bhat, Parvati Ulman, Shrutin Hebbar, Harishchandra
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Journal of Electrical Bioimpedance
The analysis of the uterine electrical activity and its propagation patterns could potentially predict the risk of prolonged/arrested progress of labor. In our study, the Electrohysterography (EHG) signals of 83 participants in labor at around 3-4 cm of cervical dilatation, were recorded for about 30 minutes each. These signals were analyzed for pr...
