A new study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth (development of the outermost layer of ...

Investigators evaluated whether clinical knowledge of fetal oxygen saturation as an adjunct to conventional monitoring was associated with a reduction in the cesarean delivery rate. They ...

in 5 fetal sheep (8-16 days post-op). Four to six sample sets for hemoglobin concentration expressed as oxygen capacity and O 2 saturation were drawn from the external iliac artery (IA ...

This article will review the pathophysiology of asthma, the physiologic changes in pregnancy, the determinants of fetal oxygenation, and options for appropriate and effective medical management ...