Monitoring the fetalheart rate with the old method
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Pedro M.Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:07am
Before sharing the great news of our new fetalheart monitor, we wanted to show you what the midwives have been using here at Nata clinic. They use a cone shaped device to put on the mothers stomache and then listen to the heart rate.Sr. Nurse Gaokwale is pictured above showing you how it works. This is extremely difficult and often ineffective
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Mr. Tiro hands over fetalheart monitor to Nata Clinic
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Pedro M.Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:07am
This morning at Nata Clinic, Mr. Tiro (far right), Chairman of the Nata AIDS and Orphans Trust handed over the fetalheart monitor to Nata Clinic. Sr. Nurse Ramakama (far left) is pictured holding the monitor while Nurse in Charge Gaokwale is holding the nice carry bag and gel. Dr. Roger was also on hand to accept the latest gift to Nata
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Our new fetalheart monitor arrives!!!!!
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Pedro M.Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:07am
Thanks so much to Sue and Tony in Hong Kong. As you may have read, both of these wonderful people held birthday parties and asked their friends to donate to Nata village in lieu of receiving gifts. Sue even had a Vegas syle fundraiser to go along with it. The monitor cost U.S.$1,100.00 or (P6556.00). As you can see, this beautiful monit ...
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Fetal Genes May Be Linked to Certain Heart Disease in Adults
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HealthFinderPosted
Wed 30 Jun 2010 10:00am
WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Research on both mice and frozen human heart tissue has turned up evidence that a key enzyme involved in fetalheart development may also help... as "Brg1."
The finding is reported in the July 1 issue of Nature.
The authors noted that when active in the fetalhearts of mice, this enzyme serves to properly control heartRead on »
Hearing the Fetal Heartbeat
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Sharon LaMothePosted
Tue 12 Aug 2008 4:22pm
IP's have asked me questions regarding the fetalheart beat and what is 'normal' and if the heart rate can indicate to us if the baby is a boy or a girl. I came... mean.
The fetalheart
The embryonic heart starts beating 22 days after conception, or about five weeks after the last menstrual period, which by convention we call
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Malpractice defense: Fetal Descent Stalled, with Variable Decelerations
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David W.Posted
Fri 25 Jun 2010 6:12pm
to be progressing slowly, due to the posterior position of the fetal head . The fetalheart rate appeared normal, showing no evidence for concern about fetal oxygenation.
At 1:30 p.m.... and was fully dilated at 0 station . The fetalheart rate was normal, with occasional variable decelerations with quick recovery ( see patient’s fetal strips ).
At approximately 6
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FDA Warning: Potential Inaccurate Readings on Fetal Monitors
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AtYourCervixPosted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 10:04pm
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The manufacturer states that the inaccuracies most often occur during the second stage of labor and include the following:
Halving or doubling of the fetalheart rate (FHR)
Switching between the fetal and maternal heart rates
Differing audible FHR output compared with the printed trace
Delaying of FHR display upon repositioning of transducers
"Inaccurate
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External Fetal Monitoring – is it useful?
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Sheridan RipleyPosted
Thu 20 May 2010 1:34pm
I love this article in the Philadelphia Enquirer Test Leads to Needles Cesareans .
Fetalheart-rate monitoring is a screening test. Good tests get several things right... cells brushed from the cervix – where the vagina opens into the uterus – doctors catch precancerous changes – or even early cancer – when it is easy to treat.
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Fetal Monitors Produce Inaccurate Results – FDA warning
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Sheridan RipleyPosted
Sat 12 Sep 2009 10:36pm
the following:
Halving or doubling of the fetalheart rate (FHR)
Switching between the fetal and maternal heart rates
Differing audible FHR output compared with the printed trace... imaging, as per the instructions for use that accompany the device.
Clinicians should also “continue to confirm that the fetus is the signal source for the fetalheart rate
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Fetal Farming is Not a Pipedream: History of Living Fetal Experiments
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Wesley J. SmithPosted
Sun 29 Mar 2009 4:13pm
to 8 to 10 per minute…After stopping the circuit, the heart slowed, became irregular and eventually stopped…The fetus was quiet, making occasional stretching limb movements very... this living fetal experimentation:
The study won the Foundation Prize Award from the American Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
These experiments were stopped because
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