Fetal oxygen saturation monitoring during labor.
Since the discovery of the ability to detect fetal heart tones in the 1980s, there has been ongoing research about how to interpret the meaning of these data. Fetal pulse oximetry, also known as fetal oxygen saturation monitoring, is a new method of assessing fetal status during labor that is under investigation in the United States. The article discusses limitations of current methods of fetal assessment, the potential benefits and limitations of fetal oxygen saturation monitoring, and future possibilities for fetal assessment during labor.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000097:blood* / Q000451:nursing; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results