Prediction of fetal RR intervals from maternal factors using machine learning models

Widatalla, N; Alkhodari, M; Koide, K; Yoshida, C; Kasahara, Y; Saito, M; Kimura, Y; Habib Khandoker, A

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Prediction of fetal RR intervals from maternal factors using machine learning models

Abstract:: Abstract Previous literature has highlighted the importance of maternal behavior during the prenatal period for the upbringing of healthy adults. During pregnancy, fetal health assessments are mainly carried out non-invasively by monitoring fetal growth and heart rate (HR) or RR interval (RRI). Despite this, research entailing prediction of fHRs from mHRs is scarce mainly due to the difficulty in non-invasive measurements of fetal electrocardiogram (fECG). Also, so far, it is unknown how mHRs are associated with fHR over the short term. In this study, we used two machine learning models, support vector regression (SVR) and random forest (RF), for predicting average fetal RRI (fRRI). The predicted fRRI values were compared with actual fRRI values calculated from non-invasive fECG. fRRI was predicted from 13 maternal features that consisted of age, weight, and non-invasive ECG-derived parameters that included HR variability (HRV) and R wave amplitude variability. 156 records were used for training the models and the results showed that the SVR model outperformed the RF model with a root mean square error (RMSE) of 29 ms and an average error percentage (< 5%). Correlation analysis between predicted and actual fRRI values showed that the Spearman coefficient for the SVR and RF models were 0.31 ( P < 0.001) and 0.19 ( P < 0.05), respectively. The SVR model was further used to predict fRRI of 14 subjects who were not included in the training. The latter prediction results showed that individual error percentages were (≤ 5%) except in 3 subjects. The results of this study show that maternal factors can be potentially used for the assessment of fetal well-being based on fetal HR or RRI.

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Widatalla, N., Alkhodari, M., Koide, K., Yoshida, C., Kasahara, Y., Saito, M., Kimura, Y., & Habib Khandoker, A. (2023). Prediction of fetal RR intervals from maternal factors using machine learning models. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 19765.

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Widatalla, N, et al. “Prediction of Fetal RR Intervals from Maternal Factors Using Machine Learning Models.” Scientific Reports, vol. 13, no. 1, 2023, p. 19765.

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Widatalla, N, M Alkhodari, K Koide, et al. 2023. “Prediction of Fetal RR Intervals from Maternal Factors Using Machine Learning Models.” Scientific Reports 13 (1): 19765.
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