Diurnal variation in baseline heart rate of anencephalic fetuses

• Published in: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 173 - 174
• Main Authors: MURO, MASAMI, SHONO, HIDEAKI, ITO, YUJI, SUGIMORI, HAJIME
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.1998; Blackwell Publishing
• Subjects: anencephalic fetus; Anencephaly - embryology; Anencephaly - physiopathology; Arousal - physiology; Autonomic Nervous System - physiology; Circadian Rhythm - physiology; diurnal variation; Female; fetal heart rate; Fetal Monitoring; Gestational Age; Heart Rate, Fetal - physiology; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Pregnancy; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus - abnormalities; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus - physiopathology

The diurnal change in baseline fetal heart rate (FHR) of four anencephalic fetuses at 20, 23, 24 and 30 weeks of gestation were examined. The mean baseline FHR in 00.00–06.00 h, 06.00–12.00 h, 12.00–18.00 h and 18.00–24.00 h were compared by one‐factor ANOVA and Scheffe's test in each case. The...