Abstract: The present invention provides a fetal monitoring device and method, and in particular a real time fetal pH, lactate and physiological monitoring device for detection and prevention of perinatal hypoxia, the device including an optical sensor operable to emit light at a wavelength of between 1050 nm-3000 nm onto vascularised tissue on the fetal scalp and to detect the reflected light, in addition to a processor operable to convert real time spectroscopy data from the reflected light into correlated real time data regarding one or more biological markers.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and system of broadcasting television quality programmes in real time. A dedicated uncontended connection line between a production process centre (PPC) (2) and a remote service computer provider (3) provides quality programming to be broadcast from the PPC (2) to a number of remote client devices (4) via the remote service provider computer (3).