Commentary: Computerised interpretation of fetal heart rate during labour (INFANT): a randomised controlled trial

Martin G Frasch¹, Geraldine B Boylan^{2

3}, Hau-Tieng Wu⁴, Declan Devane^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
² Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research, Cork, Ireland.
³ Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
⁴ Department of Mathematics and Department of Statistical Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.
⁵ School of Nursing and Midwifery, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland.

Comment

Martin G Frasch et al. Front Physiol. 2017.

. 2017 Sep 28:8:721.

doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00721. eCollection 2017.

Martin G Frasch¹, Geraldine B Boylan^{2

3}, Hau-Tieng Wu⁴, Declan Devane^{2

5}

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
² Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research, Cork, Ireland.
³ Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
⁴ Department of Mathematics and Department of Statistical Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.
⁵ School of Nursing and Midwifery, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland.

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Keywords: EEG; FHR; acidemia; fHRV; labor; neonate; sampling rate.

Comment on

Computerised interpretation of fetal heart rate during labour (INFANT): a randomised controlled trial.
INFANT Collaborative Group. INFANT Collaborative Group. Lancet. 2017 Apr 29;389(10080):1719-1729. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30568-8. Epub 2017 Mar 21. Lancet. 2017. PMID: 28341515 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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