Pawel Szafranski

I joined the Dawes-Redman research team in 2008 as a data programmer, initially taking responsibility for the OUH computerised cardiotocography (CTG) monitoring system, Sonicaid Centrale. I migrated all binary CTG data from the previous system and went on to design, develop, and implement databases for various departmental studies and research projects.

Whilst managing the live hospital CTG system, I trained under Mary Moulden, who developed the original Dawes-Redman algorithm over 40 years ago. I subsequently assumed her role in algorithm analysis and development. I modernised the code from its original, now obsolete, programming language, aligned it with the framework used by Dawes-Redman's exclusive commercial collaborators, Huntleigh Healthcare, and redeveloped it as a versatile DLL.

During my tenure as OUH’s Sonicaid Centrale manager, I gained in-depth knowledge of how binary data are stored on hospital servers, enabling innovations to keep the Dawes-Redman CTG (DR-CTG) system aligned with modern clinical practice. I also played a key role in the hospital’s CTG system migrations, ensuring smooth transitions from Sonicaid Centrale 2 to Centrale 3, and later from Centrale 3 to a CTG system integrated within the hospital’s electronic patient record (EPR) system.

My familiarity with various computerised CTG systems led to a collaboration with Professor Antoniya Georgieva, for whom I developed the user interface for the prototype data-driven CTG system (OxSys) for continuous assessment of foetal wellbeing during term labour, as well as a proof-of-concept version of the Fit4Labour app.

I am currently a member of Professor Georgieva’s team, managing multi-centre CTG data acquisition and supporting the development of the Fit4Labour app in line with regulatory requirements for commercialisation.