Childbirth monitoring technology has barely changed since the 1960s

Our first peer-reviewed journal article has been published in The SMFM Pregnancy Journal — the official open-access journal of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) based in Washington, DC.

In collaboration with The University of Western Australia, our study demonstrates the capability of our technology, DelivAssure, in detecting early signs of fetal lactic acidosis, highlighted by the strong correlation between sensor current and venous blood lactate levels.  

We're proud to contribute to the growing body of evidence aimed at improving outcomes for mothers and babies — DelivAssure has the potential to revolutionise intrapartum care by enabling crucial early detection and management of fetal asphyxia during labor and delivery.

📰 Read the full article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pmf2.70017

We're incredibly grateful to our collaborators, clinical partners, and the SMFM editorial team for supporting this work.

VitalTrace is proud to announce it is one of 9 WA innovators and start ups to have received support from the Western Australian government, under the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund.

The Innovation Seed Fund is intended to bridge the gap in access to early-stage funding for WA start-ups to be more competitive in securing follow-on funding and develop into sustainable businesses, create high-level health sector jobs and enhance the production/manufacturing capacity of WA.

This project will fund the development of a commercialisation ready and clinically compatible product to improve maternal and fetal health outcomes during childbirth.

Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson said “[VitalTrace has] the potential to change lives, and this funding will help them secure capital and develop into sustainable businesses.”

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VitalTrace and our associated partners are honoured to announce that our CRC-P bid has been successfully awarded a $2.85M grant from the Commonwealth. This grant highlights the importance of improving the standard of care delivered to mothers and babies during the childbirth process, and will fund integral research and development milestones.

We are excited by the opportunity this funding presents to improve the future of childbirth monitoring, with a total project value of $11.3M and a world class team of researchers and innovators.

Thank you to our key supporters to date and everyone that supported this successful bid, particularly Danica Sekulovska GAICD and McGarry House.

CRC-Ps strengthen links between research organisations and industry, to develop new technologies, products, processes and services. For more information, and to see the list of successful projects, visit business.gov.au/crc-p