Frontmatter

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Introduction vii
3. Contents ix
4. List of contributors xv
5. 1. The history of new devices and technology on the labor floor 1
6. 2. Electrical uterine activity monitoring: when physiology meets clinical setup 11
7. 3. A novel automatic birth monitoring method and system 23
8. 4. An ultrasonic real-time assessment of labor progress 31
9. 5. The LaborPro system: non-invasive, ultrasound-based determination of labor parameters 43
10. 6. Systems for computer analysis of intrapartum fetal heart rate signals 61
11. 7. Abdominal fetal electrocardiography: the way forward? 73
12. 8. Analysis of the ST segment of the fetal electrocardiogram in labor 83
13. 9. The Odón device 95
14. 10. Intrapartum ultrasound assessment of fetal head position and station for delivery management 105
15. Index 117