University of California-San Francisco · NeuroscienceFetal Health Analytics Lab
Yvonne W Wu · San Francisco, California
Research Focus
Dr. Yvonne W. Wu leads research aimed at improving fetal monitoring techniques to prevent neonatal brain injuries. Her lab focuses on analyzing electronic fetal monitoring data to better predict the risk of conditions like hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), which can lead to serious long-term disabilities in newborns. Through advanced data analysis and machine learning methods, her research seeks to enhance clinical outcomes for infants during labor and delivery.
neonatal brain injuryhypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyfetal monitoringmachine learningmaternal healthpredictive modelingneonatal acidosiscesarean delivery
Research Aims
3AIM 01Create a comprehensive dataset linking fetal monitoring recordings to neonatal health outcomes
AIM 02Develop modern machine learning models to identify risk factors for neonatal HIE
AIM 03Validate predictive models using historical fetal monitoring datasets
Skills the Lab Values
machine learning techniquessignal processingdata analysiscohort study designclinical data managementelectronic fetal monitoringdata visualizationretrospective cohort analysis
Output against the department
Publications145top 50% of dept.335th of 671
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Citations10ktop 39% of dept.259th of 671
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