Sensors for foetal hypoxia and metabolic acidosis: a review

Gerard Cummins; Jessica Kremer; Anne Bernassau; Andrew Brown; Helen Bridle; Holger Schulze; Till Bachmann; Michael Crichton; Fiona C. Denison; Marc Phillipe Yves Desmulliez

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Sensors for foetal hypoxia and metabolic acidosis: a review

Gerard Cummins, Jessica Kremer, Anne Bernassau, Andrew Brown, Helen Bridle, Holger Schulze, Till Bachmann, Michael Crichton, Fiona C. Denison, Marc Phillipe Yves Desmulliez

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This article reviews existing clinical practices and sensor research undertaken to monitor foetal well-being during labour. Current clinical practices that include foetal heart rate monitoring and foetal scalp blood sampling are shown to be either inadequate or time-consuming. Monitoring of lactate in blood is identified as a potential alternative for intrapartum foetal monitoring, due to its ability to distinguish between different types of acidosis. A literature review from a medical and technical perspective is presented to identify the current advancements in the field of lactate sensors for this application. It is concluded that a less invasive and a continuous monitoring device is required to fulfil the clinical needs for intrapartum foetal monitoring. Potential specifications for such a system are also presented.

Original language	English
Article number	2648
Journal	Sensors
Volume	18
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/s18082648
Publication status	Published - 13 Aug 2018

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