Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 203-207 , August 2010

Monitoring oxygen saturation and heart rate in the early neonatal period

  • J.A. Dawson

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Services, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Neonatal Services, Newborn Research –7th floor, The Royal Women’s Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 8345 3791; fax: +61 3 8345 3789.
    • ,
  • C.J. Morley

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Services, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia

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doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2010.03.004

Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 203-207 , August 2010

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