Fetal Heart rate Response to a Controlled Sound Stimulus as a Measure of Fetal Well-Being
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 63 (2) , 97-101
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00016348409154642
Abstract
The fetal heart rate (FHR) response to a controlled sound stimulus of 80 dB was registered in 152 at-risk pregnancies. Thirty-four of the infants showed signs of an intra-uterine pathological condition at birth, whereas 118 infants were clinically unaffected. The mean heart rate response was significantly weaker in the pathological group than in the normal group. A FHR response of less than 15 bpm was found to give a test sensitivity of 53%. The differences between the two groups revealed by the sound stimulation test corresponded to differences in birth weights and in Apgar score after 1 minute. The results indicate that the sound stimulation test is sensitive to minor changes in the condition of the fetus.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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