AUditive Direct in Utero Observation (AUDIO): A Randomized Controlled Trial for a Prenatal Demonstration of Fetal Hearing.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this randomized controlled study was to demonstrate whether acoustic stimulation in utero is associated with fetal reactivity which is documentable by cardiotocography. A monocentric randomized controlled trial was performed at a single university tertiary hospital between September 2016 and July 2017. This study was registered as a randomized clinical trial on clinicaltrail.gov (registration number NCT04622059). Unselected pregnancies at term of gestation were consecutively recruited for the purpose of this study. After 10 min of normal cardiotocography without accelerations (non-stress-test with a basal frequency between 110 and 150 beats/min, normal variability between 6 and 15 b/min, no accelerations, and no fetal movements), fetuses were randomized at a 1:1 ratio to e

SUBMITTER: Larcher L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8625900 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature