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Protecting the Unborn Child the Fetal Heart Monitor |
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Written by Administrator
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- Every year, around 700,00 women in the UK give birth.
- 10 babies are stillborn in the UK every day
- Mothers and babies are monitored
- Some babies are at greater risk
70,000 babies a year in the UK!
- Need for new technology
- Challenge to 'pcik up' the baby's heart beat clearly
- State-of-the-art device for mesauring baby's (and mother's) heart rate
- Long periods, near-continuous detection - Non-invasive and comfortable - Portable and easy to use - Potential heathcare savings Key breakthrough: non-extensive , in the comfort of the mother's own home, over extended time periods. - Track record - medical use of ultrasound
- Fetal heart montiro funding - 3 projects, 8 years
- Launch targeted for Spring 2007
- Watches over babies: it monitor the unborn baby's heart for sign of danger
- Unburdens mothers: it is portable, comfortable and provides ressurance and mother-baby bonding.
- Assists doctos: it shows if babies are in trouble, for early intervention and protection
"Potentially, it will help save lives of babies and in some cases, mothers, who are at risk...My thanks to Action Medical Research for believing in our work"
Dr John Crowe This research could not have been done withou you. |
