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Vibroacoustic stimulation as a test for fetal health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2008

Robert Gagnon  and
John Patrick
Robert Gagnon*
Affiliation:
Lawson Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, Canada
John Patrick
Affiliation:
Lawson Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, Canada
*
Dr Robert Gagnon, Lawson Research Institute, 268 Grosvenor St, London, Ontario, CanadaN6A 4V2.
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The behavioural response of the neonate to stimuli is an essential part of neurological examination in the newborn infant in order to measure the integrity and function of the central nervous system. Different sensory channels, such as auditory, vibrotactile or olfactory, have been used to elicit a response. With use of real-time ultrasound, Nijhuis et al. observed that human fetuses of 36 weeks gestation had developed behavioural states (1F–4F) that were, in their organization, fully comparable to the states originally described by Prechtl et al. in neonates. Three variables are used to identify human fetal behavioural states: fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern (A-D), fetal eye movements and fetal body movements.

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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , July 1990 , pp. 159 - 169
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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