title: Near infrared spectroscopy in fetal monitoring.
abstract: 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.
authors: Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Keele.
authors: P M
authors: PM
authors: O'Brien
authors: P M
authors: PM
authors: Doyle
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Rolfe
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000639:trends