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Doppler fetal monitor

A Doppler fetal monitor is a handheld device clinicians may use to listen to the fetal heart rate during labor.

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Continuous vs intermittent monitoring and why it is used

Continuous vs intermittent monitoring and why it is used

What monitoring is trying to answer Fetal monitoring in labor is designed to answer a focused question: how is the fetus tolerating uterine contractions and the changing oxygen environment of birth? Contractions temporarily reduce uteroplacental blood flow. Most fetuses compensate well, but certain patterns in the fetal heart rate can suggest reduced reserve, evolving hypoxemia, […]