США выделили 39,3 млн долларов на создание носимого датчика для мониторинга кислорода у плода при родах

Clinicians may soon have a clearer picture of how babies are tolerating labor—and why complications occur—through a new federally funded effort to develop a wearable monitoring system capable of providing real-time insights into fetal oxygen levels during childbirth. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine are part of a multi-institution team awarded up to $39.3 million by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health—an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—through its Making Obstetric Care Smart program to develop OMEGA (Optical, Mechanical, and Electrical Global Assessment of fetal hypoxia), a wearable monitoring system designed to improve identification of fetal distress and guide clinical decision-making during labor. “One of the biggest challenges in obstetrics is distinguishing between a fetus that is experiencing true distress and one that is responding normally to the stress of labor,” says Nadav Schwartz, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicine and lead investigator of this Penn study. “Better information could help clinicians make more informed decisions, potentially improving outcomes for both mothers and babies while reducing unnecessary interventions.” OMEGA is designed to move beyond traditional monitoring by providing a broader view of maternal-fetal health. The system will combine multiple noninvasive sensors to collect information from the mother, placenta, uterus, and fetus, creating a more complete picture of oxygen delivery and how a fetus responds during labor. “With newer technology, including AI, we hope to contribute to a solution that’s easy to use in the delivery room and will impact millions of patients around the world,” says Gabriel Arenas, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Penn Medicine and co-investigator of the study. Read more at Penn Medicine News. Credits Writer Alex Gardner