Title :
Uterine EHG Processing for Obstetrical Monitorng
Author :
Marque, Catherine ; Duchene, Jacques M.G. ; Leclercq, Sylvie ; Panczer, Gilles S. ; Chaumont, Jean
Author_Institution :
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Compiegne University
Abstract :
The temporal and spectral properties of the human uterine electromyogram are first described, related to two different situations: pregnancy and parturition. Thus, a parameter set is selected, and a discriminant analysis is performed, in order to obtain the best discriminant vector for these two situations. A dynamic control of the efficiency of the contractions during labor is described. The good results of this dynamic control permit us to propose a monitoring device providing information on contraction rate and efficiency.
Keywords :
Abdomen; Electrodes; Fetal heart rate; Force measurement; Frequency; Humans; Monitoring; Performance analysis; Pregnancy; Pressure measurement; Adult; Biomedical Engineering; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Monitoring, Physiologic; Pregnancy; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Uterine Contraction;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1986.325698
