Search for dissertations about: "FETAL MONITORING DURING LABOUR"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words FETAL MONITORING DURING LABOUR.

  2. 1. ST analysis of the fetal ECG as an adjunct to fetal heart rate monitoring in labour-a clinical validation

    Author : Håkan Noren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : fetal ECG; ST analysis; electronic fetal monitoring; cardiotocography; fetal blood sampling; metabolic acidosis;

    Abstract : The ability to make an accurate assessment of fetal well-being during labour is a great challenge. Animal and human studies have shown that fetal hypoxemia during labour can alter the shape of the fetal electrocardiogram (FECG) waveform, notable elevation of the T-wave and depression of the ST segment. READ MORE

  4. 2. Fetal reactivity assessment during intrapartum stress by analysis of the fetal ECG signal

    Author : Sofia Blad; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : FHR variability; fetal ECG; Asphyxia; Intrauterine infection; Residual method; STAN;

    Abstract : Fetal responses to the stress of labour and delivery are constituted by a combination of changes in neuronal, hormonal and organ based reactions. The aim of electronic fetal monitoring is to identify fetuses at risk of hypoxia during birth, thus enabling timely intervention to avoid an adverse outcome. READ MORE

  5. 3. Lactate as an early marker of intrapartum fetal hypoxia

    Author : Malin Holzmann; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : cardiotocography;

    Abstract : Background: Cardiotocography (CTG) is the main method for intrapartum fetal surveillance in many countries. The method has a high sensitivity, but a poor specificity, which leads to an increased rate of interventions compared with auscultation. READ MORE

  6. 4. Acidaemia at Birth: Risk factors, diagnosis and prognosis, with special reference to maternal fever in labour

    Author : Andreas Herbst; Lund Obstetrik och gynekologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; andrology; gynaecology; Obstetrics; outcome; risk factors; perinatal asphyxia; acidosis; Acidaemia; reproduction; sexuality; Obstetrik; gynekologi; andrologi; reproduktion; sexualitet;

    Abstract : Acidaemia at birth is a result of an impaired intrauterine gas exchange. Between 1988 and 1996, acid-base balance in cord artery blood pH was assessed in 23 016 of 27 064 newborns (85%). Obstetric risk factors for acidaemia (cord artery pH < 7.05) were identified in a case-control study. READ MORE

  7. 5. Lactate determination in ante- and intrapartum surveillance

    Author : Eva Wiberg-Itzel; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : lactate; amniotic fluid; PROM; prediction of onset of labour; diagnosis of dystocia; fetal distress; hypoxia.;

    Abstract : Lactate concentration is reported to be high in amniotic fluid (AF). Prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM) occur in about 20% of all pregnancies. The condition is associated with fetal and maternal complications, and might be a marker of imminent delivery. READ MORE