Pulse oximetry in newborns with delayed cord clamping and immediate skin-to-skin contact.

Objective: To assess whether defined reference ranges of oxygen saturation (SpO₂) and heart rate (HR) of term infants after birth also apply for infants born after midwifery supervised uncomplicated vaginal birth, where delayed cord clamping (DCC) and immediate skin to skin contact (ISSC) is routine management.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting And Patients: Infants born vaginally after uncomplicated birth, that is, no augmentation, maternal pain relief or instrumental delivery.

Feasibility of pulse oximetry for assessment of infants born in community based midwifery care.

Objective: to evaluate the feasibility of using pulse oximetry (PO) for evaluating infants born in community-based midwifery care.

Design: a prospective, observational study of infants born after midwifery supervised (home) births.

Setting: 27 midwives from seven practices providing primary care in (home) births used PO at birth or the early puerperal period over a ten-month period.