Search for dissertations about: "Fetal heart rate patterns"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Fetal heart rate patterns.
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1. Some effects of maternal anxiety on the fetus and on pregnancy outcome
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study maternal emotional impact on the fetus and on pregnancy outcome. The thesis comprises five papers, which emanate from a prospective study regarding life situation, the experience of pregnancy, anxiety (Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety),and life events in nulliparous women, conducted in Malmö during 1988-1989. READ MORE
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2. Fetal reactivity assessment during intrapartum stress by analysis of the fetal ECG signal
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
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3. Fetal Cardiac Function and Venous Circulation - Experiences with Velocity Vector Imaging
Abstract : Placental dysfunction resulting in intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a common complication of pregnany and severe IUGR, with ensuing fetal hypoxia is an important cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity. Doppler studies of fetal and maternal vessels are routinely used for fetal surveillance and alterations in fetal venous blood flow has been demonstrated as a late sign of fetal compromise. READ MORE
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4. Applications of Signal Processing to Microphone Node Calibration and Medical Signal Classification
Abstract : Localization is an important enabling technology for many applications, such as wireless sensor networks, emergency rescue services, civil defense and transportation. Suppose that a room is equipped with several microphones (or sensors), and one person is making a sound while moving around in the room. READ MORE
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5. Setting the scene for life. Longitudinal studies of early social disadvantage and later life chances : Department of Sociology
Abstract : This thesis concerns the long-term life chances of children brought up under various conditions in Sweden during the first half of the twentieth century. The main purpose is to examine the consequences of children’s early family environment for later educational career, and ultimately, for their mortality risk at different stages of the life-course. READ MORE