Wal, Thiadmar van der (2022) Blood in the birth pool. Integration Project, Industrial Engineering and Management.
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Abstract
Currently used visual estimation is seen to be unreliable in quantifying blood loss in water birth, which leads to increased risks of complications due to late recognition of excessive blood loss. In this study, alternative ways to quantify blood loss in water birth compared to visual estimation are researched. Multiple potential measurement methods have been proposed that have potential advantages in accuracy and reliability in quantifying blood loss by examining the optical properties of the fluid inside the birth pool. Multiple limitations are discussed in using these optical properties to quantify blood loss, however, no conclusive statement on the severity of these limitations is made. An experiment is conducted which shows that moderate fluid flow applied by a stakeholder is insufficient in deriving homogeneous spreading of components in the birth pool in a sufficiently short time frame. An evaluation is made on the suitability of the various proposed measurement methods for real-life application, however, multiple unknowns hinder the derivation of a definitive statement, thus further research is necessary.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Integration Project) |
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| Supervisor name: | Kloosterman, H. and Ree, C.M. and Kousemaker, T.M. |
| Degree programme: | Industrial Engineering and Management |
| Thesis type: | Integration Project |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2022 10:03 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2022 10:03 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/27705 |
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