Fetal monitoring

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• No form of fetal monitoring is perfect, but techniques have improved over the years, and today more is known about what can happen to the baby during labor.
• When is it used? Fetal monitoring is usually done all the time you are in labor if your pregnancy is high risk.
• During labor, continuous electronic fetal monitoring is often used, especially if an abnormal rhythm is heard with the fetoscope.
• Preventive Services Task Force1996 Routine intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring is not recommended for low risk women and there is insufficient evidence regarding its routine use in high risk pregnancies.
• There are two main types of electronic fetal monitoring: External Electronic Fetal Monitoring: External electronic fetal monitoring is performed using a special set of electrodes that are attached to the outside of your abdomen.

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