American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 6 , Pages 552.e1-552.e7 , June 2010

Prospective trial on obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy and fetal heart rate monitoring

  • Sofia A. Olivarez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX
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  • Bani Maheshwari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX
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  • Meghan McCarthy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX
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  • Nikolaos Zacharias, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX
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  • Ignatia van den Veyver, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX
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  • Lata Casturi, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary-Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX
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  • Haleh Sangi-Haghpeykar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX
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  • Kjersti Aagaard-Tillery, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Kjersti M. Aagaard-Tillery, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Jones 314, Houston, TX 77030

Received 24 June 2009 ,Revised 20 September 2009 ,Accepted 7 December 2009.

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    Simultaneous fetal heart monitoring and polysomnography tracings

    Uterine contractions and fetal heart rate were recorded along with maternal nasal airflow, heart rate, and oxygen saturation that were w

    Simultaneous fetal heart monitoring and polysomnography tracings

    Uterine contractions and fetal heart rate were recorded along with maternal nasal airflow, heart rate, and oxygen saturation that were with synched polysomnography and fetal heart monitoring devices. The polysomnography tracing illustrates an apnea (red shading), oxygen desaturation (dark blue), and hypopnea (light blue), none of which were accompanied by fetal heart monitoring abnormalities, as shown in representative tracings.

    FHM, fetal heart monitoring; PSG, polysomnography.

    Olivarez. Obstructive sleep apnea and fetal heart monitoring. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

 Authorship and contribution to the article is limited to the 8 authors indicated. There was no outside funding or technical assistance with the production of this article.

 Cite this article as: Olivarez SA, Maheshwari B, McCarthy M, et al. Prospective trial on obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy and fetal heart rate monitoring. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:552.e1-7.

PII: S0002-9378(09)02251-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.12.008

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 6 , Pages 552.e1-552.e7 , June 2010

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