Abstract
INTRODUCTIONMachine learning is increasingly utilized over recent years in order to develop models that represent and solve problems in a variety of domains, including those of obstetrics and midwifery. The aim of this systematic review was to analyze research studies on machine learning and intelligent systems applications in midwifery and obstetrics.METHODSA thorough literature review was performed in four electronic databases (PubMed, APA PsycINFO, SCOPUS, ScienceDirect). Only articles that discussed machine learning and intelligent systems applications in midwifery and obstetrics, were considered in this review. Selected articles were critically evaluated as for their relevance and a contextual synthesis was conducted.RESULTSThirty-two articles were included in this systematic review as they met the inclusion and methodological criteria specified in this study. The results suggest that machine learning and intelligent systems have produced successful models and systems in a broad list of midwifery and obstetrics topics, such as diagnosis, pregnancy risk assessment, fetal monitoring, bladder tumor, etc.CONCLUSIONSThis systematic review suggests that machine learning represents a very promising area of artificial intelligence for the development of practical and highly effective applications that can support human experts, as well the investigation of a wide range of exciting opportunities for further research.
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