Ethnic analogies and differences in fetal heart rate variability signal: A retrospective study.
Salvatore TagliaferriFrancesca Giovanna EspositoRosa FagioliMarco Di CresceLucia SacchiMaria Gabriella SignoriniMarta CampanilePasquale MartinelliGiovanni MagenesPublished in: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research (2016)
Our results confirmed the integrity and normal functionality of both central and autonomic nervous system components for all fetuses investigated. Therefore, CTG monitoring should include both linear and nonlinear components of fetal heart rate variability in order to avoid misinterpretations of the CTG trace among ethnic groups.