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Fetal heart rate

MedGen UID:
42365
Concept ID:
C0018811
Finding
Synonyms: Fetal Heart Rate; Fetal Heart Rates; Heart Rate, Fetal; Heart Rates, Fetal; Rate, Fetal Heart; Rates, Fetal Heart
SNOMED CT: FHR - Fetal heart rate (249043002); Fetal heart rate (249043002)

Definition

The number of fetal cardiac beats per minute. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFetal heart rate

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cathcart AM, Nezhat FR, Emerson J, Pejovic T, Nezhat CH, Nezhat CR
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Jun;228(6):601-612. Epub 2022 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.1291. PMID: 36410423
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Jun 1;137(6):e116-e127. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004410. PMID: 34011889
Conde-Agudelo A, Romero R, Jung EJ, Garcia Sánchez ÁJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Dec;223(6):848-869. Epub 2020 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.09.044. PMID: 33007269Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chandraharan E, Ghi T, Fieni S, Jia YJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Jun;228(6):645-656. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.014. PMID: 37270260
Riveros-Perez E, Polania-Gutierrez JJ, Avella-Molano B
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023 May 22;23(1):329. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05632-3. PMID: 37211590Free PMC Article
Ambia AM, Wells CE, Yule CS, McIntire DD, Cunningham FG
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Oct;227(4):622.e1-622.e6. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.058. PMID: 35662632
Pitts DS, Treadwell MC, O'Brien LM
Reprod Sci 2021 Sep;28(9):2602-2609. Epub 2021 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s43032-021-00563-w. PMID: 33847976
Obstet Gynecol 2009 Jul;114(1):192-202. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181aef106. PMID: 19546798

Diagnosis

Hernandez Engelhart C, Gundro Brurberg K, Aanstad KJ, Pay ASD, Kaasen A, Blix E, Vanbelle S
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2023 Aug;102(8):970-985. Epub 2023 Jun 13 doi: 10.1111/aogs.14591. PMID: 37310765Free PMC Article
Ambia AM, Wells CE, Yule CS, McIntire DD, Cunningham FG
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Oct;227(4):622.e1-622.e6. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.058. PMID: 35662632
Lear CA, Westgate JA, Ugwumadu A, Nijhuis JG, Stone PR, Georgieva A, Ikeda T, Wassink G, Bennet L, Gunn AJ
Semin Pediatr Neurol 2018 Dec;28:3-16. Epub 2018 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2018.05.002. PMID: 30522726
Nageotte MP
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2015 Jun;20(3):144-8. Epub 2015 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2015.02.002. PMID: 25769203
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Obstet Gynecol 2010 Nov;116(5):1232-40. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182004fa9. PMID: 20966730

Therapy

Wowdzia JB, Hazell TJ, Berg ERV, Labrecque L, Brassard P, Davenport MH
Sports Med 2023 Sep;53(9):1819-1833. Epub 2023 May 22 doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01858-5. PMID: 37213048
Kerr RS, Kumar N, Williams MJ, Cuthbert A, Aflaifel N, Haas DM, Weeks AD
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jun 22;6(6):CD014484. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014484. PMID: 34155622Free PMC Article
Finucane EM, Murphy DJ, Biesty LM, Gyte GM, Cotter AM, Ryan EM, Boulvain M, Devane D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Feb 27;2(2):CD000451. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000451.pub3. PMID: 32103497Free PMC Article
Gupta JK, Sood A, Hofmeyr GJ, Vogel JP
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 May 25;5(5):CD002006. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002006.pub4. PMID: 28539008Free PMC Article
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (College); Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Caughey AB, Cahill AG, Guise JM, Rouse DJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2014 Mar;210(3):179-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.01.026. PMID: 24565430

Prognosis

Jia YJ, Ghi T, Pereira S, Gracia Perez-Bonfils A, Chandraharan E
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Jun;228(6):622-644. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.023. PMID: 37270259
Shook LL, Barth WH Jr
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2020 Jun;63(2):429-446. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000533. PMID: 32282355
Alfirevic Z, Devane D, Gyte GM, Cuthbert A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Feb 3;2(2):CD006066. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006066.pub3. PMID: 28157275Free PMC Article
Nageotte MP
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2015 Jun;20(3):144-8. Epub 2015 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2015.02.002. PMID: 25769203
Mabie WC
Clin Perinatol 1992 Jun;19(2):425-35. PMID: 1617885

Clinical prediction guides

Jia YJ, Ghi T, Pereira S, Gracia Perez-Bonfils A, Chandraharan E
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Jun;228(6):622-644. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.023. PMID: 37270259
Porter P, Muirhead F, Brisbane J, Schneider B, Choveaux J, Bear N, Carson J, Jones K, Silva D, Neppe C
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Apr 1;137(4):673-681. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004322. PMID: 33706351Free PMC Article
Murray H
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2017 Jan;38:2-11. Epub 2016 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.10.008. PMID: 27866937
Obstet Gynecol 2009 Jul;114(1):192-202. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181aef106. PMID: 19546798
Smith CV
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1995 Mar;38(1):68-77. doi: 10.1097/00003081-199503000-00009. PMID: 7796554

Recent systematic reviews

Davis JD, Sanchez-Ramos L, McKinney JA, Lin L, Kaunitz AM
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1179-S1191.e19. Epub 2023 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.07.047. PMID: 37164492
de Vaan MD, Ten Eikelder ML, Jozwiak M, Palmer KR, Davies-Tuck M, Bloemenkamp KW, Mol BWJ, Boulvain M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Mar 30;3(3):CD001233. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001233.pub4. PMID: 36996264Free PMC Article
Kerr RS, Kumar N, Williams MJ, Cuthbert A, Aflaifel N, Haas DM, Weeks AD
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jun 22;6(6):CD014484. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014484. PMID: 34155622Free PMC Article
Finucane EM, Murphy DJ, Biesty LM, Gyte GM, Cotter AM, Ryan EM, Boulvain M, Devane D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Feb 27;2(2):CD000451. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000451.pub3. PMID: 32103497Free PMC Article
Gupta JK, Sood A, Hofmeyr GJ, Vogel JP
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 May 25;5(5):CD002006. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002006.pub4. PMID: 28539008Free PMC Article

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