Impact of maternal posture on fetal physiology in human pregnancy: a narrative review

AJ Kember, JL Anderson, SC House… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In numerous medical conditions, including pregnancy, gravity and posture interact to impact
physiology and pathophysiology. Recent investigations, for example, pertaining to maternal …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of behaviour change techniques used in the context of stillbirth prevention

TE Sanchez, M Byrne, S Meaney, K Matvienko-Sikar - Women and Birth, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Stillbirth is one of the most devastating pregnancy outcomes that families can
experience. Previous research has associated a wide range of risk factors with stillbirth …

Polysomnographic analysis of maternal sleep position and its relationship to pregnancy complications and sleep-disordered breathing

DL Wilson, AM Fung, G Pell, H Skrzypek, M Barnes… - Sleep, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Links between supine “going to sleep” position and stillbirth risk have led to campaigns
regarding safe maternal sleep position. This study profiles the distribution of sleep positions …

Vision-based detection and quantification of maternal sleeping position in the third trimester of pregnancy in the home setting–building the dataset and model

AJ Kember, R Selvarajan, E Park, H Huang… - PLOS Digital …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
In 2021, the National Guideline Alliance for the Royal College of Obstetricians and
Gynaecologists reviewed the body of evidence, including two meta-analyses, implicating …

Maternal positional therapy for fetal growth and customised birth weight centile benefit in a Bayesian reanalysis of a double-blind, sham-controlled, randomised …

J Coleman, S Grewal, J Warland, S Hobson, K Liu… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To update the Ghana PrenaBelt Trial's (GPT) primary outcome data with the latest
fetal growth standard and reanalyse it. To estimate the posterior probability, under various …

The effect of different positions during non-stress test on maternal hemodynamic parameters, satisfaction, and fetal cardiotocographic patterns

HA Ibrahim, WT Elgzar, EAR Saied - African journal of reproductive health, 2021 - ajol.info
Maternal position is one of the most important factors to be considered during Non-Stress
Test (NST). It should be a part of practice guidelines, where the appropriate maternal …

Sleep position and breathing in late pregnancy and perinatal outcomes

GL Dunietz, O Sever, A DeRowe… - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2020 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Body position during sleep has been related to breathing in adults with
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). While sleep-disordered breathing is common, little …

Effects of maternal sleep position on fetal and maternal heart rate patterns using overnight home fetal ECG recordings

M Lucchini, RJ Wapner, NC Chia‐Ling… - … of Gynecology & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the effects of maternal position on maternal and fetal heart rate and
heart rate variability (HRV) in healthy late gestation pregnancies using non‐invasive …

Feasibility of MRI assessment of maternal–fetal oxygen transport and consumption relative to maternal position in healthy late gestational pregnancies

BS Saini, R Ducas, JRT Darby, D Marini… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Late gestational supine positioning reduces maternal cardiac output due to inferior vena
caval (IVC) compression, despite increased collateral venous return. However, little is …

Maternal sleep behaviours preceding fetal heart rate events on cardiotocography

DL Wilson, AM Fung, H Skrzypek, G Pell… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In Australia, a significant proportion of stillbirths remain unexplained. Recent research has
highlighted nocturnal maternal behaviours as potentially modifiable contributors. This study …