Gestational age Assessment Tool
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Newborn Face and Foot Gestational Age Assessment Tool
IRAS ID
178020
Contact name
Don Sharkey
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Nottingham
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
In the UK and worldwide many babies are born without carers knowing their gestation as the mothers will not have had good antenatal care. It is possible to estimate gestation but requires a detailed clinical exam. We wish to improve this by using software analysis to pick out features of the baby (face, hand and foot) to try and estimate the gestation of the baby once it is born. We will also look explore if the software can distinguish the normal face or a baby in discomfort. Good estimation of gestation can result in more targeted management of the baby. We will capture the images of newborn babies, from a variety of gestations, and use this dataset to teach the software to estimate gestational age and level of discomfort.
REC name
East Midlands - Nottingham 2 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/EM/0173
Date of REC Opinion
22 May 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion