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Despite the important advances achieved in the field of adult electrocardiography signal processing, the analysis of the non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram (NI-FECG) remains a challenge. Currently no gold standard database exists which provides labelled FECG QRS complexes (and other morphological parameters), and publications rely either on proprietary databases or a very limited set of data ...

PURPOSE Evaluation of maternal heart rate (MHR) variability provides useful information on the maternal-fetal clinical state. Electrocardiography (ECG) is the most accurate method to monitor MHR but it may not always be available, and pulse oximetry using photoplethysmography (PPG) can be an alternative. In this study we compared ECG and PPG signals, obtained with conventional fetal monitors, t...

There is a need for affordable, widely deployable maternal-fetal ECG monitors to improve maternal and fetal health during pregnancy and delivery. Based on the diffusion-based channel selection, here we present the mathematical formalism and clinical validation of an algorithm capable of accurate separation of maternal and fetal ECG from a two channel signal acquired over maternal abdomen. The p...

Intra-uterine fetal ECG monitoring is critical for identical twin gestations because of the increased risk for cardiac defects. Ultrasound echocardiography is important clinically but it does not provide entirely conclusive information pertaining to the fetal cardiac conduction system. On the other hand, fetal electrocardiography can be obtained indirectly by means of ordinary electrodes placed...

Fetal arrythmia is reported to affect 1-2% of pregnancies. Besides digoxin not many drugs have been tried in treating such cases. After confirming 1:1 conduction between atrium and ventricle, no structural heart disease fetus normal echocardiography ECG mother, verapamil was given the treatment fetal supraventricular tachycardia. The drug crossed placenta revert SVT sinus rhythm without harming...