Increase understanding and managemnet of dysfunctional labor through AFL monitoring

The Solution for Dysfunctional Labor

Increase understanding and

improve management of

Dysfunctional Labor through

AFL monitoring

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports research on the effect of the lactate concen-tration in amniotic fluid (AFL) on labor outcome, focusing on reducing maternal and infant mortality in developing countries.

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British BBC states:

"A test which could stop women labouring for hours in the hope of a "normal" birth only to end up with a Caesarean section has been developed in Sweden".

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Canadian TV highlights AFL-monitoring in an inteview with ObsteCare's CEO Johan Ubby

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It has been shown in studies that the uterus, like other muscles, gets tired and produces lactate. The uterine lactate concentration is reflected in the lactate concen-tration in the amniotic fluid. The new parameter is defined AFL (Amniotic Fluid Lactate).	If a high AFL level is avoided or appropriately taken care of during active labor, the proba-bility for a spontaneous vaginal delivery is increased and an unnecessarily operative delivery may be avoided.	Samples of amniotic fluid are easily and noninvasively collected during labor and the AFL level is immediately analysed. By monitoring the AFL level together with the cervix dilata-tion, a thorough understanding of the delivery status is obtained.
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