ReviewInteractive journal of medical research2023
Heart Rate Variability and Pregnancy Complications: Systematic Review.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Wearable Devices to Diagnose and Monitor the Progression of COVID-19 Through Heart Rate Variability Measurement: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Heart Rate Variability in Newborns From Diabetic Mothers: Clinical Application and Significance.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2026Review
- Benefit of the N-of-1 Approach Versus Aggregate Analysis in Tracking Individual Trajectories During Pregnancy: Comparison of Longitudinal Wearable Observational Studies.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- A study on the assessment of cardiovascular autonomic functions among pregnant women with anemia in South India in different trimesters of pregnancy.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Studies Reporting Heart Rate Variability Measurement Among Pregnant and Postpartum People Using Wearable Technology.Biological research for nursing · 2025Article
- Investigating asymmetry in fetal and maternal heart rate accelerations and decelerations.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association of maternal nocturnal heart rate and adverse pregnancy outcomes.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Pathways to maternal health inequities: Structural racism, sleep, and physiological stress.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2025Review
- Circadian rhythm of heart rate and heart rate variability in pregnancy.npj women's health · 2025Article
- A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Maternal Cardiac Autonomic Function in Kazakh Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Preterm birth risk stratification through longitudinal heart rate and HRV monitoring in daily life.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Autonomic Dysfunction and Cardiac Performance in Pregnant Women with Hypertensive Disorders: A Comparative Study Using Heart Rate Variability and Global Longitudinal Strain.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Feasibility of continuous smart health monitoring in pregnant population: A mixed-method approach.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Effect of Prenatal Yoga versus Moderate-Intensity Walking on Cardiorespiratory Adaptation to Acute Psychological Stress: Insights from Non-Invasive Beat-to-Beat Monitoring.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Multifractal analysis of heart rate variability in pregnancy during sleep.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Exposure to prenatal stressors and infant autonomic nervous system regulation of stress.Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe autonomic nervous system (ANS) is known as a critical regulatory system for pregnancy-induced adaptations. If it fails to function, life-threatening pregnancy complications could occur. Hence, understanding and monitoring the underlying mechanism of action for these complications are necessary.
objectiveWe aimed to systematically review the literature concerned with the associations between heart rate variability (HRV), as an ANS biomarker, and pregnancy complications.
methodsWe performed a comprehensive search in the PubMed, Medline Completion, CINAHL Completion, Web of Science Core Collection Classic, Cochrane Library, and SCOPUS databases in February 2022 with no time span limitation. We included studies concerned with the association between any pregnancy complications and HRV, with or without a control group. The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guideline was used for the review of the studies, and Covidence software was used for the study selection process. For data synthesis, we used the guideline by Popay et al.
resultsFinally, 12 studies with 6656 participants were included. Despite the methodological divergency that hindered a comprehensive comparison, our findings suggest that ANS is linked with some common pregnancy complications including fetal growth. However, existing studies do not support an association between ANS and gestational diabetes mellitus. Studies that linked pulmonary and central nervous system disorders with ANS function did not provide enough evidence to draw conclusions.
conclusionsThis review highlights the importance of understanding and monitoring the underlying mechanism of ANS in pregnancy-induced adaptations and the need for further research with robust methodology in this area.
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