Title
Prenatal development of intrafetal and maternal-fetal synchrony
Date Issued
01 June 2006
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Abstract
Fetal and maternal data were monitored serially at 6 gestational ages from 20 to 38 weeks in 195 Peruvian fetuses. Digitized data included fetal heart rate and motor activity, as well as maternal heart rate and electrodermal conductance. Time series analysis evaluated the development of synchrony in 2 streams of fetal functioning and between mothers and fetuses. Intrafetal synchrony between heart rate and motor activity developed in an orderly fashion, with peak cross-correlation approaching an asymptote at 5 s at 28 weeks. Synchrony was not observed between fetal heart rate and maternal measures. Fetal motor activity exhibited synchrony with both maternal electrodermal and heart rate activity. Implications for revealing fundamental properties of neural development prior to birth are discussed. Copyright 2006 by the American Psychological Association.
Start page
687
End page
701
Volume
120
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Obstetricia, Ginecología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-33745917124
PubMed ID
Source
Behavioral Neuroscience
ISSN of the container
07357044
Source funding
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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