ArticlePediatric research2026
Comparing peripheral limb and forehead vital sign monitoring in newborn infants at birth.
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- Non-Contact and Wireless Wearable Technologies for Neonatal Vital Sign Monitoring in the Delivery Room-A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Challenges and opportunities in neonatal monitoring: insights on forehead photoplethysmography sensors.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Soft, all-in-one, nanomembrane wearable system for advancing neonatal health monitoring in Ethiopia.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- A Framework to Evaluate Feasibility, Safety, and Accuracy of Wireless Sensors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Oxygen Saturation Monitoring.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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backgroundTo study the feasibility of measuring heart rate (HR) and oxygen saturation (SpO
methodsVital signs were measured and compared between forehead-mounted reflectance (remittance) photoplethysmography sensor (fhPPG) and a wrist-mounted pulse oximeter sensor (wrPO), from 20 enrolled term newborns born via elective caesarean section, during the first 10 min of life.
resultsFrom the datasets available (n = 13), the median (IQR) sensor placement times for fhPPG, ECG and wrPO were 129 (70) s, 143 (68) s, and 159 (76) s, respectively, with data recorded for up to 10 min after birth. The success rate (percentage of total possible HR values reported once sited) of fhPPG (median = 100%) was higher compared to wrPO (median = 69%) during the first 6 min of life (P < 0.005). Both devices exhibited good HR agreement with ECG, achieving >95% agreement by 3 (fhPPG) and 4 (wrPO) min. SpO
conclusionIn the period of newborn transition at birth in healthy term infants, forehead measurement of vital signs was feasible and exhibited greater HR accuracy and higher estimated SpO IMPACT: This study demonstrates the feasibility of continuously monitoring heart rate and oxygen saturation from an infant's forehead in the delivery room immediately after birth. Significantly higher SpO
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