Does a Relationship Exist Between Fetal Hiccups and Computerised Cardiotocography Parameters?

University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fetal Movement Disorder; Fetal Conditions

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring through computerized cardiotocography (cCTG) analysis antepartum

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04366076

002

Details and patient eligibility

About

BACKGROUND: The physiological function of fetal hiccups and its correlation with fetal well-being is unexplored. No previous study examines the correlation between the maternal perception of the fetal hiccups and the antepartum cardiotocography.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between the fetal hiccups and antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters, in nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 48 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• physiological nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies

Exclusion criteria

• . Gestations complicated by fetal malformations, stillbirth, preterm deliveries or patients with missing data were excluded.

Trial design

55 participants in 1 patient group

nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies

Description:

A total of 51 nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies were enrolled.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring through computerized cardiotocography (cCTG) analysis antepartum