Near infrared spectroscopy in fetal monitoring.
Fetal monitoring using near infrared spectroscopy offers the first realistic prospect of documenting real-time changes in fetal cerebral oxygenation during labour. This article explores the technical background, presents some of the results obtained and speculates on potential future developments.
O'Brien
P M
PM
Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Keele.
Doyle
P M
PM
Rolfe
P
P
D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000639:trends