Am J Perinatol 1986; 3(1): 38-40
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999823
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

© 1986 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Relation between Fetal Heart Rate Accelerations, Fetal Movements, and Fetal Breathing Movements

Anthony M. Vintzileos1 , Winston A. Campbell1 , David Nochimson2
  • 1Associate Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
  • 2Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
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Publication Date:
04 March 2008 (online)

ABSTRACT

The presence of fetal heart rate (FHR) accelerations is considered a sign of fetal well-being. Fetal body and breathing movements, as visualized by real-time ultrasound, were correlated to FHR accelerations in 16 high-risk pregnancies. The association between FHR accelerations (> 15 beats/min lasting 15 sec or more) and the different fetal behavioral states is described.