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The effect of maternal methadone use on the fetal heart pattern: a computerised CTG analysis
Author(s) -
Navaneethakrishnan R,
Tutty S,
Sinha C,
Lindow SW
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01020.x
Subject(s) - methadone , fetal heart rate , medicine , obstetrics , heart rate , anesthesia , blood pressure
Using a computerised analysis, the cardiotocograph (CTG) from women who use methadone ( n = 25) when compared with women who do not use methadone ( n = 25) showed a significant reduction in the fetal heart baseline rate, with a significant reduction in number of accelerations and episodes of high variation. The short‐term variation, number of decelerations and episodes of low variation were not different between the two groups. The time taken to meet the standardised criteria was not different, and it is possible that a computer‐assisted CTG analysis could be more accurate than a naked eye interpretation.