Specific Aim 1: To develop a technique for the quantitative analysis of fetal heart-rate (FHR) data recorded during labor using advanced mathematical techniques, including pattern-recognition analysis.
* Specific Aim 2: To develop the capacity to measure fetal cardiac data using EKG sensors applied to the maternal abdomen during labor.
* Specific Aim 3: To validate prenatal non-invasive measurement of the fetal QTc interval.
* Specific Aim 4: To develop and validate the capacity to measure uterine contractions using the uterine EMG signal recorded from maternal skin-surface electrodes.
* Specific Aim 5: Collect clinical data related to medication usage and hypoxia.
Age
18–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Women who are pregnant or in labor who are having their fetus' heart rate monitored continuously and able to consent
18 years old or older.
Gestational age of 24-42 weeks.
Any method of fetal heart rate monitoring.
Pregnant women in labor as well as women who are not in labor.
Pregnant women who are admitted to labor and delivery for scheduled c-sections.
You may not be if
Women unable to consent
Women under sedation or systemic anesthesia, and women who have diminished cognitive capacity
Women in extremis (in severe pain, etc.)
Women who are using the Mindchild device for clinical monitoring.
