| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Today
Polls
RSS Feed Around the World08. 12. 10. - 14:00
Baby's photo finish
This remarkable photo shows the miracle of birth for the first time using magnetic-resonance imaging in an experiment that doctors believe could help save newborn lives.
Until now the doctors have had to rely on probes to try and work out what happens in the womb during birth but these new pictures have opened up whole new insights into the birthing process.
They were taken after a German mother agreed to give birth inside an MRI machine at Berlin's Charité Hospital.
Gynaecologist Ernst Beinder said: "It was a great success, the birth was a normal birth and we filmed all the movements and processes that went on inside the womb.
"We can now see all the details we previously could only guess at from using probes," he said.
"These images are fascinating and proved yet again that every birth is a small miracle," added Beinder.
The hospital said several expectant mothers had volunteered to participate in the experiment and five more births would be imaged with an MRI machine.
While most MRI machines are tube-shaped, the Charité team developed a special 'open' scanner which provided the necessary room for midwives and the mother during the birth.
The creation of the live MRI images of a birth could prove vital in understanding complications during the birthing process and the need for around 15 per cent of women to have a Caesarian section due to the baby not moving sufficiently into the birth canal.
The Charité Hospital research team planned the experiment for two years before this week's successful culmination.
Using powerful magnets, MRI creates a strong field to make some atoms in the body detectable to radio waves.
The data can be used to create a cross-section of the patient, which provides a detailed depiction of soft tissue and bone structure.
MRI scans are considered safer than X-rays but are disliked by patients because of the loud buzzing noise made by the scanner as it processes images.
To protect the participants during this week's historic birth, the mother wore earmuffs to block out the noise while the machine was switched off when the amniotic sack surrounding the baby opened, to prevent the newborn's hearing being affected.
Austrian Times
Tag cloud:
photo womb Beinder birthing machine depiction using miracle images birth Charit Hospital patient radio data baby section scanner waves newborn
Wolf babies born in Schönbrunn
These cuddly Artic wolf cubs have got every right to look a bit frosty - after they emerged into the world for the first time in the middle of a 27 degree heatwave.
Medics First Aid Lesson saves Boy
Austrian medics giving a first aid talk at a school managed to save an eight-year-old boy's life after he was shot in the head by his dad.
Salzburg Welcomes Home The Sound Of Music
Salzburg has finally been won over after a 45-year battle to ignore the musical that everywhere else in the world has an almost cult following.
Elsner saga back in court
A crooked fat-cat banker spotted partying after being released from jail because of heart problems is now back in the news after he was snapped sunning himself at a four-star wellness hotel and telling court officials he was too ill to continue with the trial.
Clem Chambers - Euro future in the balance
The future of the euro hangs in the balance and the G8 watched a football match. Incredible.
Shaina Sepulvado appeal for parole
Austrian Times reader Partick Capps has posted this appeal for pressure over the case of a girl sentenced to life without parole for a murder committed when she was 16.
Coalition accelerates anti-corruption ambitions
The government is intensifying its attempts to pass a transparency package in parliament.
Küng tackles Schüller group
Another top-tier representative of the Austrian Church has warned the Preachers’ Initiative from consequences.
BMW and Porsche seized by bold burglars
Crooks broke into a house and stole the keys to two valuable cars early Thursday morning while the residents were sleeping.
Pecik defends TA engagement
Telekom Austria (TA) investor Ronny Pecik has declared himself a team player.
The most popular stories –
last 7 days
|
Dune And Busted |
|
Swastika Shaped Austrian School Rebuilt |
|
Nazi still honoured in Austria |
|
20th Vienna Life Ball a fiery success! |
|
Thieves caught trying to nick F**king Sign |
