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ArticleScientific reports2024

Rapid detection of fetal compromise using input length invariant deep learning on fetal heart rate signals.

Lochana Mendis, Marimuthu Palaniswami, Emerson Keenan, Fiona Brownfoot

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  5. 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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Lochana MendisDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia. lochana.mendis@ieee.org.
Marimuthu PalaniswamiDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.
Emerson Keenan *Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.
Fiona Brownfoot *Obstetric Diagnostics and Therapeutics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, 3084, VIC, Australia.

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council 1142636
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Standard clinical practice to assess fetal well-being during labour utilises monitoring of the fetal heart rate (FHR) using cardiotocography. However, visual evaluation of FHR signals can result in subjective interpretations leading to inter and intra-observer disagreement. Therefore, recent studies have proposed deep-learning-based methods to interpret FHR signals and detect fetal compromise. These methods have typically focused on evaluating fixed-length FHR segments at the conclusion of labour, leaving little time for clinicians to intervene. In this study, we propose a novel FHR evaluation method using an input length invariant deep learning model (FHR-LINet) to progressively evaluate FHR as labour progresses and achieve rapid detection of fetal compromise. Using our FHR-LINet model, we obtained approximately 25% reduction in the time taken to detect fetal compromise compared to the state-of-the-art multimodal convolutional neural network while achieving 27.5%, 45.0%, 56.5% and 65.0% mean true positive rate at 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% false positive rate respectively. A diagnostic system based on our approach could potentially enable earlier intervention for fetal compromise and improve clinical outcomes.

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CardiotocographyDeep LearningHeart Rate, FetalFemaleFetal MonitoringFetusHumansNeural Networks, ComputerPregnancySignal Processing, Computer-Assisted

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PMID38824217
PMCPMC11144251

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