Pulse oximetry, a simple test for blood oxygen saturation, has the potential to detect congenital cardiac abnormalities in newborn babies that might be missed by antenatal ultrasonography and neonatal ...

Michelle Powell says her daughter Freya looked perfectly healthy, but the pulse oximetry test showed she had a heart defect A mother believes her newborn daughter's life was saved because of a simple ...

WASHINGTON – It’s every new parent’s nightmare: a healthy baby goes home from the hospital and within days turns blue and struggles to breathe. These infants have congenital heart disease — the most ...

National children’s hospital Starship, in conjunction with the Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, is launching a pilot programme in April 2016 that has the potential to save lives and improve ...

New Neonatal Study Adds to Body of Clinical Evidence Demonstrating Masimo SET ® Pulse Oximetry’s Unique Ability to Improve Care NEUCHATEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) provides ...

We have come a long way in our ability to treat critical congenital heart conditions, which affect about 3 of every 1000 live births and account for 30% of all infant fatalities in the United States ...

A mother believes her newborn daughter's life was saved because of a simple test for heart defects in babies. Michelle Powell said she was thankful for pulse oximetry, which identified a narrowing of ...

Parents of a baby who died at three days old are calling for a simple test which detected issues with their child to be made standard across the NHS. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT And they are ...