India, April 28 -- image credit- shutterstock

AnIndian Institute of Technology Madras(IIT-M)-led multi-institute research team has developed a new biosensor platform that can test pregnant women for pre-eclampsia.

The researchers have come together to develop a Point-of-Care (PoC) testing using fiber optics sensor technology as a possible alternative to existing technologies.

Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a life-threatening complication that occurs during pregnancy, affecting a large number of pregnant women and newborns worldwide. Rapid, on-site and affordable screening of this complication at an early stage is necessary to ensure timely treatment and minimise both maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality rates.

The usual method to dete...