Trans-Abdominal Fetal Pulse Oximetry - An Early Feasibility Study

This is a prospective, interventional, open-label, Early Feasibility Study Investigational Device Exemption (EFS-IDE). The Principal Investigator or research team member will consult a list of eligible patients based on predicted delivery dates and scheduled inductions. Women who are planning to undergo labor will be approached regarding this study. The study involves measurement of the fetal pulse signal with the investigational device, Lumerah, during labor. Lumerah is an investigational fetal pulse oximeter that measures fetal arterial oxygen saturation using safe, non-invasive, transabdominal near-infrared spectroscopy. The Lumerah device is intended as an adjunct to cardiotocography by detecting fetal oxygen deprivation that is both life-threatening to the fetus and can lead to the irreversibly debilitating consequences of newborn metabolic acidosis. The subjects will first undergo sonographic evaluation to assess distance from maternal skin to fetal tissue and to confirm fetal presentation and position during labor. The results of the sonographic measurements might influence the enrollment suitability of the subject as well as the placement of the Investigational device. The Oxiplex TS device, a non-ionizing laser system that provides researchers with valuable information regarding maternal optical tissue properties, will also be used. Once the membranes are ruptured, the investigator's team will use a Nellcor N-400 System with a sterile, single-use transvaginal sensor for data collection only. The outcomes of the fetal oxygenation measurements are masked; only the Sponsor is aware of the measurements. Therefore, no clinical decisions will be made based on the information derived from any of the devices used in this study.