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Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Strips. Tracking fetal heart rate uterine contractions pattern external internal monitoring. Am j obstet gynecol. The doctors and nurses must continuously monitor fetal heart rate and contractions via the fetal monitoring strips. Electronic fetal monitoring efm also called cardiotocography ctg is when the baby s heart rate is monitored with an ultrasound machine while the mother s contractions are monitored with a pressure sensor alfirevic et al.
With a lower than normal heart rate information about the maternal pulse is essential. Where is the best. External monitoring is performed using a hand held doppler ultrasound probe to. Is bloody show normal or abnormal. Fluctuations in baseline fetal heart rate. They must increase their monitoring and awareness of the monitoring as features of the strip give rise to concern whether oxygen is getting to the fetus.
Many factors constantly speed slow fetal heart rate.
Shows an irregular line rather than a smooth line on monitor strip. External monitoring is performed using a hand held doppler ultrasound probe to. Where is the best. Gagnon r campbell k hunse c patrick j patterns of human fetal heart rate accelerations from 26 weeks to term. Many factors constantly speed slow fetal heart rate. A device attached to the belt or under the band uses an ultrasound doppler technique to pick up the fetal heartbeat.