-
How to Use a Blood Pressure Cuff ?
News 2022-04-27
Fetal Monitoring is an effective way for the care providers to use tools to monitor and interpret the heart rate of the baby(fetus)during late pregnancy and labor. It enables to check on the status and condition of the baby (fetus), which is especially helpful in the high-risk pregnancy with diabetes or preeclampsia etc.
Monitoring can be external or internal. For most cases, external monitoring is enough. The majority of hospitals routinely use electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for external monitoring.
The average heart rate in fetal monitoring is 110 to 160 beats each minute. This data can be varied by 5-25 beats per minute, depending on the baby’s responses to conditions
in the uterus. An abnormal fetal heart rate may reflect the baby does not get enough oxygen or some other problems.
Generally, there are 3 different methods for fetal monitoring:
Auscultation external monitoring. it is done periodically by placing the transducer/ultrasound probe on the mother's abdomen.
Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM). The mothers will be wrapped with two sensors around their
abdomen, stay still& close to the monitor to record the baby’s heart rate & the length of each contraction.
Internal fetal monitoring. It is only done if the amniotic sac has broken and the cervix is opened. The care provider will place a thin wire of the sensor through the mother’s uterus to the cervical opening.
Learn More About Medical Devices
Blog 2022-04-27
+Company News 2022-04-20
+