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Fetal behavioral dynamics in cephalic versus breech presentations

Hernâni Gonçalves1, Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, João Bernardes

  • 1Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems (CINTESIS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, s/n, 4200-450, Porto, Portugal. hernanigoncalves@med.up.pt.

Developmental Psychobiology
|July 31, 2014
PubMed

Differences in fetal neurodevelopment can have important implications on future perceptual and learning capabilities. The aim of this study was to assess autonomic nervous system and complexity dynamics in fetal heart rate (FHR) tracings from 27 singleton fetuses in cephalic or breech presentations, matched for gestational age (37(+3) -40(+4) weeks), weight, gender and outcome. Breeches exhibited significantly higher mean FHR and LF/(MF + HF) ratio, as well as lower entropy, denoting increased sympatho-vagal balance and decreased complexity, consistent with the occurrence of more active fetal behavioral states. These findings suggest that there are neurodevelopment differences between fetuses in cephalic and breech presentation.

Keywords:
breech presentationdevelopmententropyfetal behaviorheart ratespectral analysis

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