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General information
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Pulse Oximetry Campaign
The British Children’s Heart Federation is currently campaigning for the introduction of routine pulse oximetry screenings in newborns in the UK. Following the link you can find information on the campaign, as well as two videos on the topic, which you might find interesting.
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Newborn Screening for Heart Defects (CCHD) using Pulse Oximetry
In this short educational video, the background and benefits of the procedure of pulse oximetry in connection with critical congenital heart defects are explained in a plain and easy-to-understand way.
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Pulse Oximetry Screenings for Newborns
In this video from the US, pulse oximetry screening is explained and demonstrated; thus, the video gives a good impression of the whole procedure and how it works.
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Type of Pulse Ox Matters for Newborn Heart Defect Screening
In this blog post, which is part of a whole website dedicated to “Newborn heart defect screening”, the specific pulse oximetre probes used for newborns are explained and depicted. If you are interested, you might like to browse the website for further interesting and up-to-date information on newborn screening for heart defects, including several articles on pulse oximetry. Note, however, that this website, too, is an American one, so not all information, especially on legal or geographic matters, might apply to your home country.