Method for monitoring a childbirth process
AssigneeObstecare AB
InventorsJohan Itzel, Eva Itzel
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Abstract
The method is for monitoring a childbirth process of a pregnant woman. A plurality of cervix dilatation data and fetal positioning data are obtained and fed to a device. A plurality of lactate concentrations is measured at time intervals. The measured lactate concentrations are shown on a display of the device at the time intervals to show a trend of the lactate concentrations. The cervix dilation data and the fetal positioning data are also shown on the display. The lactate concentrations are evaluated to determine whether the lactate concentrations are rising to indicate that an individual lactate threshold value of the pregnant woman has been exceeded. The medical practitioner may also evaluate the cervix dilation data and the fetal positioning data.
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A method of monitoring a childbirth process of a pregnant woman, comprising:
- measuring a lactate concentration in a vaginal fluid of said pregnant woman;
- determining whether the measured lactate concentration is within a lactate threshold interval;
- and
- subjecting the pregnant woman to alternative child birth options, or stimulation with drugs, when the lactate concentration is outside the lactate threshold interval.
A method for monitoring a childbirth process of a pregnant woman, comprising:
- measuring a lactate concentration in a vaginal fluid from said pregnant woman;
- and
- comparing the measured lactate concentration to a predetermined lactate concentration, wherein a measured lactate concentration above said predetermined lactate concentration indicates that the pregnant woman's membrane has ruptured and amniotic fluid has passed from an amnion of the pregnant woman.
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