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ReviewBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Computerised Cardiotocography Analysis for the Automated Detection of Fetal Compromise during Labour: A Review.

Lochana Mendis, Marimuthu Palaniswami, Fiona Brownfoot, Emerson Keenan

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Review in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
20.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Enhancing agreement in cardiotocography interpretation between midwives and obstetricians through a rule-based AI program: A comparative cross-sectional study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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  11. Cross-Database Evaluation of Deep Learning Methods for Intrapartum Cardiotocography Classification.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2025
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  16. Fetal Heart Rate Preprocessing Techniques: A Scoping Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lochana MendisDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0009-0003-6670-6719
Marimuthu PalaniswamiDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3635-4252
Fiona BrownfootObstetric Diagnostics and Therapeutics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1439-7016
Emerson KeenanDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1966-2293
The University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council 1142636Norman Beischer Clinical Research Fellowship N/AUniversity of Melbourne N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The measurement and analysis of fetal heart rate (FHR) and uterine contraction (UC) patterns, known as cardiotocography (CTG), is a key technology for detecting fetal compromise during labour. This technology is commonly used by clinicians to make decisions on the mode of delivery to minimise adverse outcomes. A range of computerised CTG analysis techniques have been proposed to overcome the limitations of manual clinician interpretation. While these automated techniques can potentially improve patient outcomes, their adoption into clinical practice remains limited. This review provides an overview of current FHR and UC monitoring technologies, public and private CTG datasets, pre-processing steps, and classification algorithms used in automated approaches for fetal compromise detection. It aims to highlight challenges inhibiting the translation of automated CTG analysis methods from research to clinical application and provide recommendations to overcome them.

Indexed as

artificial intelligencecardiotocographyfetal compromisefetal heart rateintrapartum fetal monitoring

Identifiers

PMID37760109
PMCPMC10525263
OpenAlexW4386169220

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