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Hurricanes Linked to Raised 'Fetal Distress' Risk by Medline Plus Posted Mon 18 Oct 2010 11:00am , Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to hurricanes while still in the womb may increase risk of fetal distress, which can cause long-range health problems after birth, new research reveals. Fetal distress, which results from too little oxygen reaching fetal tissues, can impair intellectual and language development, and perhaps even put Read on »

FDA Warning: Potential Inaccurate Readings on Fetal Monitors by AtYourCervix Patient Expert

Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 10:04pm output readings, if not properly addressed, may lead to unnecessary interventions, failure to identify the need for interventions, and failure to identify fetal distress... My own side comment: even though my facility does not use this type of fetal monitor, these "problems" are an every day occurrence. Our monitors half/double/pick up Read on »

Fetal Monitors Produce Inaccurate Results – FDA warning by Sheridan Ripley Patient Expert

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Posted Sat 12 Sep 2009 10:36pm the need for interventions, and failure to identify fetal distress,” according to an alert from MedWatch, the FDA’s safety information and adverse event reporting program... or fixed? September 7, 2009 — Fetal monitors made by Philips Healthcare, Avalon Models FM20, FM30, FM40, and FM50 and ultrasound transducer, may produce inaccurate readings Read on »

Fetal Farming is Not a Pipedream: History of Living Fetal Experiments by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted Sun 29 Mar 2009 4:13pm this living fetal experimentation: The study won the Foundation Prize Award from the American Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology. These experiments were stopped because an outraged Congress--led by Senator Ted Kennedy--reacting to an outraged public, outlawed such a crassly instrumental use of fetal human beings. But today, with human exceptionalism Read on »

Fetal Stem Cells Cause Tumors in Human Patient: Should Geron ESCR Human Trial License be Reconsidered? by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted Thu 19 Feb 2009 6:05pm studies. In Israel, a child treated with fetal stem cells developed tumors four years after receiving fetal stem cell treatments. From the story: The boy, now 17, received... stem cells cause tumors in animal models is their hyper activity,which makes their proliferation hard to control. Adult stem cells don't seem to have this problem. Fetal stem Read on »

Our new fetal heart monitor arrives!!!!! by Pedro M. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:07am over 20 babies per month born at Nata Clinic. Now, a midwife will know when the fetus is in distress and can organize emergency transport to Gweta Hospital for caeserean section Read on »

The Onion: New Fetal Consent Bill by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:26pm Major Hat tip to the Editors of the American Journal of Bioethics Blog who posted on this their website -- New Abortion Bill To Require Fetal Consent Read on »

Updating a Standard: Fetal Monitoring by Deb .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 08 Jul 2009 9:12am Take a moment to read this article about External Fetal Monitoring from yesterday’s New York Times. It has become a real issue and a routine practice in so many hospitals. July 7, 2009 New York Times By JANE E. BRODY Electronic fetal monitoring during labor and delivery was introduced into obstetrical practice in the early 1970s [...] Read on »

Evidence Grows That Maternal Immune Response to Fetal Brain During Pregnancy a Key Factor in Some Autism by Leslie M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 23 Apr 2009 12:53am Read on »

In the ER at Lenox Hill for severe stomach pains. I tried everything I could to avoid coming to a hospital. I was in a fetal pos by Lauren Posted Tue 29 Apr 2008 12:00am In the ER at Lenox Hill for severe stomach pains. I tried everything I could to avoid coming to a hospital. I was in a fetal position, crying since midnight. 6 hours of pain Read on »