Feasibilty of Smart Thermal Analysis Resource (STAR) in Maternity Services (MAT)

Rinicare的智能热分析资源（星星）沿着中央兰开夏的专业知识，建议开发分析软件，以解释胎儿的热图像和视频，旨在减少对胎儿危害的过度诊断和过度使用测试和程序。产科团队可以使用这些软件和数据来了解和促进正常怀孕和分娩，减少侵入性和昂贵的干预措施，如超声波，引产和剖腹产在英国，并最终在全球范围内。根据当前的科克伦协作证据以及NICE和世卫组织指南，这可以使健康女性能够选择助产士主导的分娩地点，从而改善出生时的胎儿和孕产妇健康。可行性研究将收集热图像并开发软件以反映胎儿的活动和健康状况。我们将探索这项技术对妇女和临床医生的可接受性，为更大规模的研究做准备。

Rinicare’s Smart Thermal Analytics Resource (STAR) along with UCLan expertise proposes to develop analytical software to interpret thermal images and video of the foetus aiming to reduce over diagnosis of foetal compromise and over-use of tests and procedures. Maternity teams could use this software and data to understand and facilitate normal pregnancy and birth with reduced invasive and expensive interventions such as ultrasound, induction of labour, and Caesarean sections in the UK, and eventually globally. This could empower healthy women to choose a midwifery led birth place and so improve foetal and maternal health at birth, based on current Cochrane Collaboration evidence and NICE and WHO guidelines. The feasibility study will collect thermal images and develop software to reflect foetal activity and wellbeing. We will explore acceptability of this technology to women and clinicians in preparation for a larger study.