Dawes G S, Moulden M, Redman C W
Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, UK, Oxford.
Int J Biomed Comput. 1990 May;25(4):287-94. doi: 10.1016/0020-7101(90)90032-p.
Criteria are described for the automated analysis of fetal pulse intervals, fetal movements and of uterine contractions measured externally, antenatally and interactively on-line, for implementation on a personal computer interfaced to an appropriate fetal monitor, and tested on 10,000 records. Measurements of short and longer term fetal heart rate variation are compared; both are required to identify sinister records. Recall and display of records acquired on the same patient over several weeks has proved a useful diagnostic aid.
