Effect of maternal cortisol levels on fetal heart rate patterns in primiparous pregnant women in the third trimester.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine whether maternal cortisol levels affect fetal heart rate patterns in primiparous pregnant women in the third trimester.

Methods

This cross-sectional descriptive study included 400 primiparous pregnant women with uncomplicated pregnancies between November and December 2022. The study included primiparous pregnant women over 18 years old in the third trimester who had not exercised for at least 2 h before the fetal heart rate monitoring and had a healthy pregnancy without consuming any food or drink. Fetuses with decelerating heartbeats and pregnant women who showed uterine contraction and cervical dilation during the fetal heart rate monitoring were excluded from the study. Research data were collected with the data collection form. The

SUBMITTER: Turan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10204844 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature