Relation between Fetal Heart Rate Accelerations, Fetal Movements, and Fetal Breathing Movements

Anthony M. Vintzileos; Winston A. Campbell; David Nochimson

doi:10.1055/s-2007-999823

American Journal of Perinatology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Am J Perinatol 1986; 3(1): 38-40
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999823

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Relation between Fetal Heart Rate Accelerations, Fetal Movements, and Fetal Breathing Movements

Anthony M. Vintzileos¹ , Winston A. Campbell¹ , David Nochimson²

¹Associate Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
²Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The presence of fetal heart rate (FHR) accelerations is considered a sign of fetal well-being. Fetal body and breathing movements, as visualized by real-time ultrasound, were correlated to FHR accelerations in 16 high-risk pregnancies. The association between FHR accelerations (> 15 beats/min lasting 15 sec or more) and the different fetal behavioral states is described.

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