Monitoring Fetal Heart Rate during Pregnancy : Contributions from Advanced Signal Processing and Wearable Technology
Joint Authors
Signorini, Maria Gabriellla
Fanelli, Andrea
Magenes, Giovanni
Source
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Monitoring procedures are the basis to evaluate the clinical state of patients and to assess changes in their conditions, thus providing necessary interventions in time.
Both these two objectives can be achieved by integrating technological development with methodological tools, thus allowing accurate classification and extraction of useful diagnostic information.
The paper is focused on monitoring procedures applied to fetal heart rate variability (FHRV) signals, collected during pregnancy, in order to assess fetal well-being.
The use of linear time and frequency techniques as well as the computation of non linear indices can contribute to enhancing the diagnostic power and reliability of fetal monitoring.
The paper shows how advanced signal processing approaches can contribute to developing new diagnostic and classification indices.
Their usefulness is evaluated by comparing two selected populations: normal fetuses and intra uterine growth restricted (IUGR) fetuses.
Results show that the computation of different indices on FHRV signals, either linear and nonlinear, gives helpful indications to describe pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the cardiovascular and neural system controlling the fetal heart.
As a further contribution, the paper briefly describes how the introduction of wearable systems for fetal ECG recording could provide new technological solutions improving the quality and usability of prenatal monitoring.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Signorini, Maria Gabriellla& Fanelli, Andrea& Magenes, Giovanni. 2014. Monitoring Fetal Heart Rate during Pregnancy : Contributions from Advanced Signal Processing and Wearable Technology. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492189
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Signorini, Maria Gabriellla…[et al.]. Monitoring Fetal Heart Rate during Pregnancy : Contributions from Advanced Signal Processing and Wearable Technology. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492189
American Medical Association (AMA)
Signorini, Maria Gabriellla& Fanelli, Andrea& Magenes, Giovanni. Monitoring Fetal Heart Rate during Pregnancy : Contributions from Advanced Signal Processing and Wearable Technology. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492189
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492189