Performance evaluation of computerized antepartum fetal heart rate monitoring: Dawes-Redman algorithm at term.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the effectiveness of the Dawes-Redman algorithm in identifying fetal wellbeing at term by analyzing 30 years of retrospective clinical data, comparing normal and adverse pregnancy outcomes, evaluating key metrics and testing its performance when used 0-48 h before delivery.

Methods

Antepartum fetal heart rate (FHR) traces from term singleton pregnancies at 37 + 0 to 41 + 6 weeks' gestation obtained between 1991 and 2024 were extracted from the Oxford University Hospitals database. Traces with > 30% of their signal information missing or with incomplete Dawes-Redman analyses were excluded. Only traces performed within 48 h prior to delivery were considered. A cohort of pregnancies with subsequent normal pregnancy outcome (NPO) was established using rigoro

SUBMITTER: Davis Jones G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788457 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature