Ambulatory antenatal fetal electrocardiography in high-risk pregnancies (AMBER): protocol for a pilot prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring is a vital aspect of fetal well-being assessment, and the current method of computerised cardiotocography (cCTG) is limited to the hospital setting. Non-invasive fetal ECG (NIFECG) has the ability to produce FHR patterns through R wave detection while eliminating confusion with maternal heart rate, but is presently limited to research use. Femom is a novel wireless NIFECG device that is designed to be placed without professional assistance, while connecting to mobile applications. It has the ability to achieve home FHR monitoring thereby allowing more frequent monitoring, earlier detection of deterioration, while reducing hospital attendances. This study aims to assess the feasibility, reliability, and accuracy of femom (NIFECG) by com

SUBMITTER: Liu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10106038 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature