Journal article
Changes in heart rate in the first minutes after birth
JA Dawson, COF Kamlin, C Wong, AB Te Pas, M Vento, TJ Cole, SM Donath, SB Hooper, PG Davis, CJ Morley
Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition | B M J PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2010
Abstract
The normal range of heart rate (HR) in the first minutes after birth has not been defined. Objective: To describe the HR changes of healthy newborn infants in the delivery room (DR) detected by pulse oximetry. Study Design: All inborn infants were eligible and included if a member of the research team attended the birth. Infants were excluded if they received any form of medical intervention in the DR including supplemental oxygen, or respiratory support. HR was measured using a pulse oximeter (PO) with the sensor applied to the right hand or wrist immediately after birth. PO data (oxygen saturation, HR and signal quality) were downloaded every 2 sec and analysed only when the signal had no ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
JAD, COFK and ATB are past recipients of a RWH Postgraduate Scholarship. ATP is recipient of a Ter Meulen Fund grant for working visits, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Netherlands. POD is a recipient of an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship. PGD, SBH and CJM hold an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant No. 384100. TJC received funding from the UKMRC.