A neural explanation of fetal heart rate
β
Shawn F. Reed; Gonen Ohel; Rahav David; Stephen W. Porges
π
Article
π
1999
π
John Wiley and Sons
π
English
β 137 KB
π 1 views
The current study applies a neurophysiological model based on the Polyvagal Theory (Porges, 1995) to interpret fetal heart rate patterns. Beat-to-beat heart rate data from 7 fetuses monitored during the first and second stages of labor were analyzed. Transitory heart rate accelerations and reduced b