New Sensor Provides Early Warning of Fetal Hypoxia
The threat of fetal hypoxia (lack of oxygen to the brain of an unborn child) carries significant dangers for both the child and the woman giving birth. Doctors often proceeding quickly to a caesarean section if they feel there is a significant threat of fetal hypoxia.
Current tests for this condition require a laboratory examination of blood samples, often leading to delays, which can prompt doctors to proceed with a caesarean section rather than risk waiting for a full analysis.
Now researchers at the UK’s University of Warwick, working with the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, have come up with a new sensor, which could dramatically improve the early warning of such a dangerous situation in the birth process.
