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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 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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