Computers in biology and medicine
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Clinical Trial
Use of automated fetal heart rate analysis to identify risk factors for umbilical cord acidosis at birth.
To identify clinical parameters and intrapartum fetal heart rate parameters associated with a risk of umbilical cord acidosis at birth, using an automated analysis method based on empirical mode decomposition. ⋯ In addition to clinical predictors, the automated FHR analysis highlighted other significant predictors, such as the baseline range, the instability of the FHR signal and the late deceleration area. This study further extends the routine application of automated FHR analysis during labor and, ultimately, contributes to the development of predictive scores for fetal acidosis.