April 6 (UPI) --Basic fetal heartbeat monitoring is still the best method for determining whether a baby is in distress and Caesarean delivery is needed, according to an analysis published Monday by ...

A doctor might use fetal heart rate monitoring to make sure your baby’s heart rate is OK. (Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Fetal heart rate monitoring is a process that lets your doctor see how fast ...

Fetal heart monitoring is a common practice used by healthcare providers to examine a baby’s heart rate during the latter stages of pregnancy and throughout labor and delivery. Your healthcare ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So, you’re about to have a baby. You’ve been to the birth classes – you learned how being upright and moving around can help you ...

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MindChild Medical, Inc., today announced results of a recently sponsored national survey of hospital administrators and obstetricians (NSFM 3) focused on trends ...

A new technology for measuring blood oxygen levels of a baby during labor--expected to provide information useful for preventing birth complications--offers no apparent benefit, report researchers in ...

Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and legal concerns, The Times found. Nearly every woman who gives birth in an ...

Electronic fetal monitoring is often used during labor to detect unborn babies at risk of brain damage (neonatal encephalopathy) from a lack of oxygen (hypoxia). In the UK, continuous monitoring is ...

Fetal monitoring is used during labor to listen to the baby's heart sounds and measure the contractions of the uterus. Despite debates and major concerns about the proven ability for fetal monitoring ...