The recordings of NIRS-monitored rScO 2 were collected with four neonatal transducers positioned on the left and right frontoparietal and temporo-occipital part of the skull.

The transducer is moved vertically and horizontally across the wound during the allotted treatment time using slow even strokes. Three audible tones signal that the treatment time is completed ...

The study demonstrated that a newborn monitored during labour with external fetal heart rate monitoring alone had a 1.6-fold risk of neonatal encephalopathy and a 2.3-fold risk of severe umbilical ...

The incidence of both neonatal encephalopathy and severe umbilical artery blood acidemia has decreased significantly in the HUS region during the study’s 18-year follow-up period.