Episodes of intermittent hypoxemia (IH) in extremely premature infants are detected by pulse oximetry (SpO 2) but motion artifact can cause falsely low readings. Uncertainty on the effect of motion on ...
Blood oxygen in the fetus is substantially lower than in the newborn infant. In the minutes after birth, arterial oxygen saturation rises from around 50–60% to 90–95%. Initial respiratory efforts ...
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