Title :
Near Infrared Spectroscopy: A new technique for intrapartum fetal surveillance
Author :
O´Brien, Shaughn ; Doyle, Mark ; Rolfe, Peter ; Wickramasinghe, Y ; Houston, Ralph ; Warwick, Adrian
Author_Institution :
Academic Departments of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Biomedical Engineering Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6SD. England
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) has been used to observe real time changes in fetal cerebral haemodynamics during labour. We have detected changes in fetal response as labour progresses and with the individual contractions and also in response to different medical events effecting the mother. NIRS allows a unique insight into how the most oxygen sensitive fetal organ copes with labour and the potential to predict cerebral asphyxia.
Keywords :
Biomedical measurements; Blood; Myocardium; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris, France
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761556
