Baby Co
Handheld Carbon Monoxide Monitor for the detection of cigarette consumption in mother and baby.
A baby in the womb receives everything from its mother. Nutrients and oxygen come via the placenta and umbilical cord. Smoking not only exposes the foetus to toxins in tobacco smoke, but it also damages placental function. If a pregnant woman smokes, her blood and therefore her child’s blood will contain less oxygen than normal. This can cause the foetal heart rate to rise as the baby struggles to get enough oxygen.
A baby in the womb receives everything from its mother. Nutrients and oxygen come via the placenta and umbilical cord. Smoking not only exposes the foetus to toxins in tobacco smoke, but it also damages placental function. If a pregnant woman smokes, her blood and therefore her child’s blood will contain less oxygen than normal. This can cause the foetal heart rate to rise as the baby struggles to get enough oxygen.
The Baby CO is a powerful diagnostic tool for measuring alveolar carbon monoxide in PPM concentrations. This is measured simply from the mother’s expired breath. From this measurement the amount of carbon monoxide in the foetus is derived and is represented as foetal carboxyhemoglobin (%FCOHB). The mother’s CO concentration in PPM will then still be displayed, along with the foetal %COHB.
Features and benefits:
- See results immediately on a clear graphic LCD display
- Measures levels of expired CO in ppm
- Results can be converted to foetal %carboxyhemoglobon %FCOHB moving the simple slide switch
- Clear “traffic light” indication of CO levels
- Push button calibration procedure
- Auto-zero function to allow immediate tests of numerous patents
- Small, portable and lightweight with a textured handgrip